More than 2 million MamaRoo swings and RockaRoo rockers are being recalled after the strangulation death of a 10-month-old boy and a close call involving another child, Thorley Industries and the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Monday of the USA.
The recall includes 2 million MamaRoo swings and 220,000 RockaRoo rockers sold by Thorley’s 4moms line at BuyBuy Baby and Target stores nationwide, as well as online at 4moms.com and Amazon. The swings and rockers were sold from January 2010 through August 2022 for between $160 and $250, according to the notice published by the CPSC.
Another 60,000 MamaRoo swings and 10,000 RockaRoo rockers were sold in Canada, the agency and the Pennsylvania-based company said.
4moms has received two reports of babies becoming entangled in the strap under an unoccupied MamaRoo infant swing after crawling under the product’s seat. A 10-month-old boy died of suffocation and another 10-month-old baby suffered a bruised neck before being rescued by a caregiver, they said.
Thorley Industries is recalling more than 2 million children’s rockers and swings due to the risk of strangulation. Among the recalled products are the MamaRoo Model 1037 and the RockaRoo Model 4M-012, pictured above. 4 mothers
The recall involves MamaRoo models that use a three-point harness: versions 1.0 and 2.0 (model number 4M-005), version 3.0 (model number 1026) and version 4.0 (model number 1037). The RockaRoo rocker that is being retired has the model number 4M-012, which can be found on the bottom.
Families with babies who can crawl should stop using the recalled swings and rockers and place them out of reach of babies. Those who have the recalled products can register for a free strap attachment to prevent the straps from stretching out under the swing when not in use.
“We are deeply saddened by the two incidents that occurred when babies crawled under the seat of unoccupied MamaRoo swings,” 4moms CEO Gary Waters said in an emailed statement. “The free strap attachment kit we’ve designed is an easy-to-install solution that we believe will prevent further incidents from occurring,” he added.
Thorley Industries can be reached toll-free at (877) 870-7390 from 8 am to 5 pm EST, Monday through Friday, by email at safetyandrecall@4moms.com or online at https://www .4moms.com.
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Monday’s recall comes two months after the CPSC warned Americans against using baby swings for sleep, citing at least 14 deaths linked to products made by Fisher-Price and one by Kids2.
Parents and caregivers should never use inclined products (including rockers, gliders, pacifiers and swings) to put babies to sleep and should never leave babies on products unattended or with bedding material due to the risk of ‘ofec, said the agency and the companies.
President Biden signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act in May, which bans the manufacture or sale of padded crib pads and angled sleep products linked to hundreds of deaths.