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• CPSC Proposes New Nursing Pillow Safety Standards Following Infant Deaths

  August 25, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CPSC is proposing new mandatory safety standards for nursing pillows following dozens of infant deaths and the industry's failure to set meaningful standards voluntarily.

• CPSC Approves Rules Banning Inclined Infant Sleepers and Crib Bumpers

  August 18, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CPSC has finalized new rules which ban the sale of inclined infant sleepers and crib bumpers in the United States.

• Nursing Pillows May Have Caused 162 Infant Deaths: NBC News Report

  August 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An NBC report found 162 infant deaths linked to the use of nursing pillows in recent years.

• Similac Recall Lawsuits Over Contaminated Baby Formula To Be Selected For Bellwether Trials

  July 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants in Similac recall lawsuits over contaminated infant formula have agreed upon a plan which would lead to as many as five early bellwether trials.

• U.S. Lawmakers Call for Infant Lounger Pillow Ban Following Boppy Recall, Child Suffocation Deaths

  July 20, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  Some lawmakers are calling for a ban on infant loungers following ongoing reports of child deaths linked to recalled products and those still available online.

• Infants Born to Mothers with Opioid Addiction Face Increased Risk of Death Within First Year: Study

  July 13, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study reveals that even when mothers stop using opioids early in pregnancy, their children still face an increased risk of death within the first year.

• CPSC Warns Parents to Stop Using Recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers Following Additional Infant Deaths

  June 8, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CPSC is reiterating a warning to parents not to use recalled Boppy infant loungers following two additional reports of infant deaths after the devices were pulled from the market.

• FDA Launches New Study Focusing on Infant Formula Industry Following Recalls, Shortages

  May 31, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has announced that the National Academies will launch an independent study of the infant formula industry in the U.S. in the wake of a recent Similac recall which led to a national shortage.

• Infant Loungers Linked to Twice as Many Deaths as CPSC Originally Estimated: NBC News Report

  May 26, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  The CPSC underreported deaths linked to a massive infant lounger recall in 2021, according to a new report which indicates the commission has delayed issuing warnings a new regulations to prevent suffocation deaths.

• Similac Recall Class Action Lawsuits Dismissed By Federal Judge, But Individual Injury Claims Allowed to Proceed

  May 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has dismissed all Similac recall class action lawsuits, while allowing individual injury claims to proceed.