Posted on 10/11/24
| News Source: WBAL TV
N- Fisher-Price is recalling more than 2 million infant Snuga Swings due to a suffocation risk found after reports that five children died sleeping in the device.
In an alert issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the $160 device "should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it" because the headrest and body support insert located on the seat cap "can increase the risk of suffocation."
Five deaths were reported between 2012 and 2022, and all were infants aged between 1 and 3 months using the swings for sleep. The agency said that in "most" of the incidents, the children were unrestrained, and the swing had bedding materials added to it.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends keeping loose blankets, pillows, stuffed toys, bumpers and other soft items out of the sleep space.
There are 21 models of Snuga Swings, all of which are part of the massive recall. A full list of models and product numbers are available on the CPSC website.
The device has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico since 2010. Retailers include Amazon, Toys R Us, Target and both Walmart and Sam’s Club.