They are taking a cradle off the market as they believe that it has caused the death of at least 30 babies – 13/04/2019

In the United States, they have just withdrawn from the market nearly five million cradles Fisher Price after reports linking this product to dozens of baby deaths.

The measure agreed with the company that manufactures them was announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which ordered anyone who purchased the "Rock & n Play" model to no longer have the # 39; use. immediately and get in touch with Fisher-Price for Receive a refund or a coupon.

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It is estimated that this decision involves the withdrawal of about 4.7 million units of the product sold between $ 40 and $ 149 since 2009. The CPSC says that since then at least 30 children died after lighting his body in the cradle and suffocated.

The Mattel company, owner of Fisher Price, defends the safety of the cradle and rules on the deaths to which they have not been used correctly. Similarly, after experiencing the last 10 fatalities (in some cases, children were only three months old), warned consumers not to use the cradle and ended up deciding "voluntarily" to remove it from the market.

"Although we continue to guarantee the safety of all our products, because of reported incidents of product use in a manner contrary to warnings and safety instructionswe decided, in collaboration with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), to exit the market. The volunteer is the best solution, "the company said.

On April 5, CPSC issued a product warning, recalling that the death of 10 babies since 2015 "after turning back or sideways, without being attached"Because of the chair belts, that's what caused the death, according to the company.

Source: agencies

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