The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning to parents of infants that Fisher-Price’s rockers are unfit for sleeping and have been associated with 13 infant deaths over the past 12 years.
On Tuesday, the CPSC released a warning concerning two Fisher-Price products, the company’s Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker and Infant-to-Toddler Rocker, claiming that these rockers with their inclined surfaces are a liability to the safety of infants. The commission referred to at least 13 reported infant deaths in these products between 2009 and 2021.
The CPSC also warned about a Minnie Mouse-themed Kids 2 rocker, which the commission associated with one infant death.
On a flat, horizontal surface, infants are unable to roll over to a prone position, as they lack the strength to do so. However, infants can potentially roll over on an inclined surface such as the aforementioned products, opening the possibility for the child to suffocate. Furthermore, it has been alleged that the angle of these rockers could potentially obstruct the infant’s airways, allowing for suffocation even in the correct position….