CPSC Infant Sleep Product Standards Now In Effect to Prevent Suffocations, Deaths
The new inclined sleeper standards seek to reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries among U.S. infants.
Tag Archives: Suffocation
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CPSC and Fisher-Price Warn Letting Infants Sleep in Toddler Rockers Carries Risk of Death
The CPSC is warning parents and caregivers not to let infants sleep or be left unattended in Fisher-Price toddler rockers following 13 reports of infant deaths.
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CPSC Files Lawsuit to Force Leachco Podster Infant Sleeper Recalls After Child Deaths
The CPSC has filed a lawsuit to force a recall of Podster and other Leachco infant sleepers and pillows which they say pose a suffocation hazard following reports of two…
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New Federal Safety Standards for Crib Mattresses Approved By CPSC
The CPSC has approved new crib mattress standards with the aim of preventing infant deaths due to suffocation and other injuries linked to their design.
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CPSC Warns Against Use of Podster Loungers Following Two Infant Deaths
The CPSC warns that Podster infant loungers have been linked to at least two deaths due to suffocation, but the manufacturer has refused to issue a recall.
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Consumer Watchdog Group Reveals Their List of Nominations for 10 “Worst” Toys for 2021 Holiday
A consumer product safety group has released a list of the 10 most dangerous toys to give your child this season, emphasizing unsafed wheeled toys, which are seeing a boom…
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Half A Million Portable Bed Rails Recalled After Deaths, Entrapment Reports
Half a million bed rails are being recalled due to entrapment and suffocation risks following at least two reports of deaths.
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Fisher-Price Infant Sleeper Risks Ignored As Deaths Mounted For Years: Report
A House report reveals Fisher-Price knew its inclined sleepers were potentially deadly for years, but failed to warn parents or make adequate changes, even as reports of infant deaths began…
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Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Glide Soothers Recalled Following Infant Deaths
More than 200,000 Fisher-Price infant sleepers are being recalled as the CPSC continues to crack down on inclined sleepers linked to infant deaths.
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Portable Bed Rails Warning Issued By CPSC Over Risk of Entrapment, Asphyxia
The CPSC is warning the public to stop using three models of Bed Handles, Inc. Bedside Assistant bed rails, due to the risk of entrapment and severe injury.