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More than 2 million Fisher-Price baby swings are being recalled this week after five babies reportedly died while sleeping in the seat, according to federal regulators.
Fisher-Price and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced in a joint statement that the Snuga Swings should never be used for sleeping nor should bedding ever be added to the swing.
“If the product is used for sleeping or if bedding is added, the headrest and body support insert on the seat cushion may increase the risk of suffocation,” according to the recall notice posted Thursday.
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The recalled Snuga Swing is a baby swing with front-to-back, side-to-side motion. According to the report, it can rotate 90 degrees with two backrest positions and can be folded for storage.
Fisher-Price recalls more than 2 million Snuga Swings after reported deaths. (CPSC)
This recall affects all models of Fisher-Price Snuga Swings. The Snuga Swings were sold nationally at Toys R Us, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Target and online at Amazon between 2010 and January 2024.
FOX Business reached out to Walmart, Toys R Us, Sam’s Club, Target and Amazon for comment.
According to Fisher-Price and the CPSC, consumers should “immediately” remove the headrest, which can be done by cutting the cord, and the body support insert of the seat cushion, before continuing to use it for activities.
Between 2012 and 2022, five deaths involving infants between 1 and 3 months old were reported. In most of the reported cases, the babies were “unrestrained and bedding was added to the product.”
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Consumers should never use these swings for sleeping or add materials to them, even after removing the headrest and body support insert, the notice said.
In general, inclined seating products, such as swings, gliders, pacifiers and rockers, should never be used for infant sleeping. Babies also should not be left unattended, unrestrained, or with bedding in these products due to the risk of suffocation, the CPSC said.
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Since 2010, approximately 2.1 million recalled swings have been sold in the US. About 99,000 swings were sold in Canada and about 500 swings in Mexico.
In 2022, the CPSC and Fisher-Price warned there were more than a dozen reported infant mortality affiliated with the Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers between 2009 and 2021.
A year earlier, the company recalled two baby sleep rockers that had been linked to the deaths of four babies.
