Child Product Recalls
It has certainly been busy over the last 24 hours with regard to children product recalls. Yesterday, the FDA warned about using sleep positioners after an infant death.
Over the past 13 years, CPSC and the FDA have received 12 reports of infants between the ages of 1 month and 4 four months who died when they suffocated in sleep positioners or became trapped and suffocated between a sleep positioner and the side of a crib or bassinet.
CPSC and the FDA are warning parents and child care providers to:
* STOP using sleep positioners. Using a positioner to hold an infant on his or her back or side for sleep is dangerous and unnecessary.
* NEVER put pillows, infant sleep positioners, comforters, or quilts under a baby or in a crib.
* ALWAYS place an infant on his or her back at night and during nap time. To reduce the risk of SIDS, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends placing infants to sleep on their backs and not their sides.
Read the entire announcement here.
Fisher Price has also issued a recall of more than 10 million toys and high chairs.
About seven million Trikes and Tough Trikes are being pulled off the shelves.
More than a million high chairs, including the "Healthy Care," "Close to Me," and "Easy Clean," have also been recalled.
The company is also recalling nearly three million toys with small parts that could pose choking hazards. (Read More)
Has your child suffered an injury from a product or due to the negligence of another? Contact the Law Office of D. Hardison Wood to discuss your potential legal claim 919-233-0520.
