WASHINGTON — Fisher-Price is recalling more than 2 million infant swings sold across North America after reports of five infant deaths related to the products.
All models of the Fisher-Price "Snuga Swings" are part of the recall, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The CPSC warned that the swings should never be used for sleep, especially not when bedding materials, such as blankets, are added.
The Snuga Swing is an infant swing that rocks a child front-to-back and side-to-side as they rest in it, with a 90 degree range of motion. The product comes in 21 different models, which are all similar designs with minor differences in fabric colors and toy accessories. All have been included in the recall.
According to the recall notice, if bedding materials such as pillows or blankets are added to the swing's basket, the headrest and seat pad can position them in such a way that it increases the odds of a child suffocating.
Anyone who owns a Snuga Swing should immediately remove both the headrest (by cutting the tether) and the body support insert from the seat pad before continuing to use the swing. Fisher-Price will give a $25 refund to those who remove and destroy the headrest and body support insert. Further details can be found at www.service.mattel.com.
At least five deaths have been attributed to the swings between 2012 and 2022, with all incidents involving infants younger than three months old who were laid out to sleep in the swings. In most of those incidents, the CPSC reports, the infants were unrestrained and bedding materials were added to the product.
About 2.1 million swings were sold in the U.S., just under 100,000 in Canada, and about 500 swings were sold in Mexico. Regardless of where the swings were sold, the U.S. regulatory agency urges parents to stop using them immediately.
Parents can call Fisher-Price's toll free number at 855-853-6224 on Monday through Friday anytime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern. You can also check the recall by going to Mattel's website here.
