Settlement resolves lawsuits over Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play recalls that impacted 4.7 million sleepers, which have been blamed for more than 100 infant deaths.
The sale of such baby pillows were banned by the CPSC in May 2022, following dozens of reports involving infants suffocating due to similar designs.
The CPSC has banned crib bumpers, inclined infant sleepers and other products that are known to place babies at an increased risk of death. However, researchers warn many parents still use unsafe products.
Federal safety officials have become aware of 10 infant fatalities linked to the dangerous design of recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers.
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.
The letter urged Facebook to stop allowing ads for recalled Fisher Price Rock ‘n’ Play Sleepers, linked to more than 100 child deaths, on its Marketplace platform
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
On top of the health risks, the FDA says there is no evidence of any benefits to using infant head-shaped pillows
Federal safety officials seek to recall more than 180,000 infant lounger products that pose suffocation risks through an administrative enforcement proceeding
