No infant should be allowed to sleep or left unattended or unrestrained in inclined products, including rockers, gliders, soothers and swings due to the risk of suffocation, according to the CPSC. "Commissioner Trumka is right: Congress should take action to revoke what the CPSC calls the 'gag rule' so regulators who want to protect us can do their jobs properly." "It makes me sick inside to think that babies may have died after authorities were investigating suspicious deaths involving rockers," Murray said. Teresa Murray, director of the Consumer Watchdog office of the United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, which calls itself an independent, non-partisan group dedicated to countering special interest groups, released the following statement: "If CPSC cannot issue timely warnings, dangers will remain hidden in people's homes." "Congress must immediately repeal the Gag Rule," Trumka added. "When CPSC needs to warn the public about a pattern of death and injury tied to a product, it should be able to quickly issue that warning to prevent further loss of life." Trumka said that the agency discovered the deaths more than two months ago but was unable to warn the public due to what he called a "gag rule," which prohibits CPSC from communicating negative information about a product or company until the company has had a chance to respond.Įven though Fisher-Price cooperated, "we fought an uphill battle to release this information to warn parents and caregivers," he said. He urged the public to report any incidents involving infant rockers to the CPSC at Fisher-Price also asked consumers to report any incidents to the company at 80 and encouraged consumers to visit its Safe Start webpage for safety videos and tips. Only a firm, flat surface is safe," Trumka said. "No inclined product, made by Fisher-Price or any other company, is safe for infant sleep. Other types of baby products that have an incline include baby bouncers, infant positioners and inclined sleepers, also know as baby nests, docks, pods, loungers, or nappers, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Infant rockers are designed to gently swing back and forth, thus providing a soothing, calming motion to relax babies. Kids 2 encouraged consumers call 80 or visit its website to report incidents or ask questions. wrote in a statement.Īnother infant died in 2019 while lying in the Kids 2 Bright Starts Rocker, the agency announced.
Tragically, we now grieve 13 more infant deaths in Fisher Price Rockers," CPSC commissioner Rich Trumka Jr. "Just three years ago, this agency oversaw the recall of the Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play after a staggering number of infant deaths. At least 13 infants died in the past dozen years while lying in a Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker or Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price announced.
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