Popular Fisher-Price baby sleeper is recalled Australia-wide after being linked to 32 infant deaths in the US
- A baby sleeper is being urgently recalled after linked to the deaths of 32 infants
- The Fisher-Price Rock ‘N Play sleepers have already been recalled in the US
- The US consumer safety agency said the danger is babies rolling on their side
A baby sleeper linked to more than 30 infant deaths in the US has been recalled in Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will work with Mattel’s Fisher Price to recall the company’s Rock ‘n Play baby sleepers, an ACCC spokeswoman said on Saturday afternoon.
The announcement follows the US Consumer Product Safety Commission recalling 4.7 million Fisher-Price Rock ‘N Play sleepers – advising parents to immediately stop using the product.
A baby sleeper linked to more than 30 infant deaths in the US has been recalled in Australia
‘Mattel has confirmed to the ACCC today that it will conduct a voluntary recall of the Fisher Price Rock n play in Australia,’ the consumer watchdog said in a statement.
‘The ACCC will work with Mattel to publish the recall as soon as possible.’
A recent investigation found 32 infants had died while using the sleeper since the product was introduced in 2009.
‘Infant fatalities have occurred in Rock ‘N Play Sleepers after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach or side, while unrestrained or under other circumstances,’ the US consumer safety agency said.
Australia’s safe sleep guidelines state a baby should be placed on their back to sleep on a firm, clean and flat mattress with no loose bedding or other items nearby.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will work with Mattel’s Fisher Price to recall the company’s Rock ‘n Play baby sleepers, they said on Saturday afternoon