Fisher-Price is recalling more than 2 million Snuga swings sold nationwide after five infants died from suffocation, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday.
The recall affects all swing models sold at Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, Sam’s Club and Walmart from October 2010 to January 2024 for approximately $160. About 2.1 million of the recalled swings – made in China and Mexico – were sold in the United States and about 99,000 in Canada. Another 500 copies were sold in Mexico.
Distributed by Fisher-Price, a brand owned by Mattel, the recalled swings were implicated in the deaths of five infants aged 1 to 3 months, when the products were used for sleeping, between 2012 and 2022, according to the agency. In most cases, babies were not restrained and bedding material was added.
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumers should immediately remove the headrest by cutting the clip and body support insert from the seat cushion before using the swing for developmental activities. Fisher-Price is offering a $25 refund to those who remove and destroy both.
If swings are used for sleeping or if bedding material is added, the headrest and body support insert on the seat cushion may increase the risk of suffocation.
Consumers can call Fisher-Price toll-free at 855-853-6224 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or go online to www.service.mattel.com and click on “Recalls and Safety Alerts” or go to www.service.mattel.com. .service.mattel.com/us/recall.aspx, for more information about the recall.
This recall is not the first by Fisher-Price regarding products that have proven fatal for babies. About 100 dead have been linked to the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleeper, first recalled in 2019.
Parents and caregivers should never use inclined products, including lullabies, gliders, pacifiers and swings, for infant sleep and should never leave babies in the products unattended or with loose bedding materials. due to the risk of choking, according to the CPSC.
