{"id":20277,"date":"2019-04-14T12:17:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T04:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=20277"},"modified":"2019-04-14T12:17:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T04:17:24","slug":"after-30-infant-deaths-fisher-price-recalls-rock-n-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=20277","title":{"rendered":"After 30 Infant Deaths, Fisher-Price Recalls &#8216;Rock &#8216;n Play&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky today called on Mattel to issue a recall for the Fisher Price Rock \u2018n Play. With at least 32 deaths associated with the use of this infant sleeper, it is beyond time to remove this item from store shelves and online markets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IS5Z9tdG8K\">https:\/\/t.co\/IS5Z9tdG8K<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x1o5DQ7bTg\">pic.twitter.com\/x1o5DQ7bTg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janschakowsky\/status\/1116464642837176320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WASHINGTON, April 14 &#8211; (NNN-TELESUR) &#8211;   United States\u00a0Consumer Product Safety Commission (USPSC) said Friday that toymaker Fisher-Price has voluntarily recalled all its &#8220;Rock &#8216;n Play Sleeper&#8221; products after reports of more than 30 infant deaths\u00a0caused by using the\u00a0product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the 2009 product introduction, over 30 infant fatalities have occurred in Rock \u2018n Play Sleepers, after the infants rolled over while unrestrained, or under other circumstances,\u201d USPSC stated in their recall report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator added that consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We stand by the safety of our products. However, due to reported incidents in which the product was used contrary to the safety warnings and instructions, we have decided to conduct a voluntary recall of the Rock &#8216;n Play Sleeper in partnership with the Consumer Product Safety Commission,&#8221; Fisher Price-owner Mattel Inc. said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most instances, the infants suffocated after rolling over in the sleeper onto their stomach or side while they were unrestrained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fisher-Price recall reverses a previous move in which the company issued a joint safety warning with the consumer safety commission last week. That came after the commission said it was aware of 10 deaths linked to the sleeper since 2015, specifically of children who were three months of age or older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A  separate investigation by Consumer Reports had connected the cradle to 32 infant deaths between 2011 and 2018, some involving children under three months, the New York Times (NYT) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading up to the recall, last Tuesday the American Academy of Pediatrics said the sleeper was \u201cdeadly\u201d and demanded an immediate recall. Democratic House of Representatives member from Illinois, Jan Schakowsky added her voice to the calls for consumer protection, saying \u201cany delay continues to put more children\u2019s lives at risk,\u201d in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the recall, says lawyer Jonathan A. Sorkowitz representing a family who lost their 3-month-old daughter after she died in one of the cloth cradles in September 2018, the family was still considering legal action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlthough this is a necessary and important step, it does not provide justice for the many families who have already been harmed by this dangerous product,\u201d Sorkowitz\u00a0told\u00a0the NYT in an email\u00a0statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NNN-TELESUR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, April 14 &#8211; (NNN-TELESUR) &#8211; United States\u00a0Consumer Product Safety Commission (USPSC) said Friday that toymaker Fisher-Price has voluntarily recalled all its &#8220;Rock &#8216;n Play Sleeper&#8221; products after reports of more than 30 infant deaths\u00a0caused by using the\u00a0product. 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