“Stop using it immediately”: Grim warning over infant rocker after 100 fatalities
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have urged parents to stop using Fisher-Price’s Rock ‘n Play Sleeper following revelations by US regulators that it has been linked to 100 infant deaths.
“Consumers who own this product should stop using it immediately and contact Mattel via the details in the recall notice to arrange a refund and instructions to make it unusable,” said an ACCC spokesperson to 7NEWS.com.au.
The sleeper was initially recalled due to fatalities caused by infants rolling "from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, or under other circumstances," causing accidental suffocation.
According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), despite being recalled in 2019, the product has since been linked to 100 fatalities.
"We now know of approximately 100 infant deaths in the Rock n Play, including eight that happened after the recall was announced," CPSC chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric said in an official statement.
"And we know of 15 infants who died in the Kids2 Rocking Sleeper, including four since the announcement of the recall".
The ACCC also said that the recall for the Fisher Price Sleeper is ongoing in Australia, and they will continue to prioritise minimising the risks of these products.
Image Credit: US Consumer Product Safety Commission