At Least 100 Deaths Now Linked to Recalled Fisher-Price Product

At Least 100 Deaths Now Linked to Recalled Fisher-Price Product

The Consumer Product Safety Council (CPSC) has ordered the recall of the Rock ‘n Play Sleepers produced by Fisher-Price. 

The product was initially recalled in 2019. The CPSC issued a second recall due to the mounting number of infant deaths -- now estimated to be about 100.

The recall states:

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Remedy:

Consumers should stop using the Rock ‘n Play immediately and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher.  It is illegal to sell or distribute the recalled sleepers.

Incidents/Injuries:

On April 12, 2019, at the time the original recall was announced, over 30 fatalities were reported to have occurred in the Rock ‘n Play Sleepers after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, or under other circumstances. Since the recall, approximately 70 additional fatalities have been reported, which includes at least 8 fatalities that were reported to have occurred after the initial recall announcement.  Approximately 100 deaths have reportedly occurred while infants were in the products. Fisher-Price notes that in some of the reports, it has been unable to confirm the circumstances of the incidents or that the product was a Rock ‘n Play Sleeper. 

Sold At:

Major stores nationwide including Walmart, Target, and online at Amazon from September 2009 through April 2019 for between $40 and $149.

About 4.7 million (The original recall was announced on April 12, 2019.)