Parents warned once again not to use Fisher Price Rock ‘n Play after more infant deaths

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is once more warning parents and caregivers not to use any models of Fisher-Price’s Rock ‘n Play sleepers after 8 more infant deaths occurred after they were first recalled. Initially recalled in April 2019, the Rock ‘n Play sleeper poses fatal risk to sleeping babies.

The overall recall applies to approximately 4.7 million sleeper products, many of which were sold between 2009 and 2019 at major retailers such as Target and Walmart and online at Amazon.

“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,” the CPSC says in an official statement. “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.”

The 2019 recall followed a long-simmering controversy and a Consumer Reports investigation into the Rock n’Play. A congressional investigation was launched following the initial recall, and in June 2021, the House Oversight Committee released its findings, alleging that Fisher-Price “ignored multiple warnings that the Rock ‘n Play was not safe for infant sleep, including reports of infant injuries and deaths,” according to former Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

Fisher-Price immediately stopped sales of the sleeper following the 2019 recall, and worked to remove the product from the market.

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Fisher-Price told “Good Morning America” the company doesn’t have an updated statement on the 2023 recall, but the company told ABC News back in June 2021 that there “is nothing more important” to the company than the safety of its products and that its “hearts go out to every family who has suffered a loss.”

If you have a Rock ‘n Play sleeper, you can contact Fisher-Price online at Rock ‘n Play recall or www.mattel.com and click on “Recall & Safety” or toll-free at 866-812-6518 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday for more information.