Fisher-Price rocking chairs removed after the death of a baby – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

US group Mattel announced Friday the retirement of 4.7 million Fisher-Price rocker chairs in the global market, after US officials said they had caused about 30 deaths in ten years.

Fisher-Price "Announces the voluntary withdrawal of all units of the" Rock & # 39; Play Sleeper "due to the deaths of children registered while they were on the swing (…) without being tied down" , Fisher-Price wrote on his Twitter account, adding that the recall was in line with the decision of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

#Recall4.7 million @FisherPrice Rock & N 'Play Sleepers because of infant death reports. Stop using the product and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher. CONTACT: 866-812-6518 or https://t.co/qcX9yJ7hHz. Full Recall Notice: https://t.co/opDScutIgK pic.twitter.com/DCIqrTjpun

– US Consumer Product Safety Commission (@USCPSC) April 12, 2019

On April 5th, the entity issued a product warning, evoking the death of 10 babies by suffocation since 2015 "after the babies turned face-down or sideways, without being strapped", by the straps of the armchair .

"We maintain that our products are safe, however, because of incidents reported in cases where the product was used without following the warnings and safety instructions, we decided to voluntarily remove" the chairs, said the owner. Fisher, Mattel, in a statement. -Price.

On Monday, the consumer protection badociation "Consumer Reports" had questioned this chair model, badociating it with the death "of at least 32 babies".

The next day, the American Pediatric Association (AAP) asked the responsible committee to remove the "Rock & # 39; Play Sleeper" model from the market.