CPSC Warns Parents to Stop Using Recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers Following Additional Infant Deaths
Federal safety officials have become aware of 10 infant fatalities linked to the dangerous design of recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers.
Federal safety officials have become aware of 10 infant fatalities linked to the dangerous design of recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers.
The infant formula study was sparked by last year's Similac recall, which led to a nationwide infant formula shortage and safety concerns.
Dozens of infants have reportedly suffocated to death after falling asleep in loungers, but the products escape federal oversight because they are not marketed as sleep products, says report.
Abbott Laboratories claimed plaintiffs in the Similac class action lawsuits did not have standing to bring claims of economic loss over the contaminated infant formula products.
About 100 infants have died in recent years using various inclined sleeper designs, including the Kids2 Rocking Sleepers, which have been linked to at least four new deaths since they were recalled in 2019
An additional 70 infant deaths have been linked to recalled Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleepers, which continue to be used by families despite the serious suffocation risks the design poses
Infants with NEC face stomach tubes, frequent blood draws, feeding interruptions, and permanent disabilities and medical problems.
Between 2009 and 2021 there have been more than 13 reported infant deaths linked to letting infants sleep in toddler rockers
Necrotizing enterocolitis was linked to a seven-fold increased risk of death among premature infants, the study found.
Federal safety officials seek to recall more than 180,000 infant lounger products that pose suffocation risks through an administrative enforcement proceeding