More than two million infant swings and rockers were recalled Monday because they pose a danger of strangulation.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the restraint straps on the MamaRoo swings and RockaRoo rockers could cause infants to get stuck in them.
The company behind both models, 4moms, has received two reports of infants getting caught in the strap under the MamaRoo infant swing after they crawled under the seat, including a 10-month-old infant who died from asphyxiation.
Gary Waters, the CEO of 4moms, said in an email that the company remained committed to the highest quality and safety standards.
Consumers with crawling infants were told to stop using the recalled products and put them in a location where children couldn't access them. The product safety commission and the company said that the company is giving consumers a free strapfastener that holds the straps when they aren't being used.
4moms takes consumer feedback very seriously and works closely with their product development and engineering teams to continually improve their line of baby gear products.
More than two million MamaRoo swings and 220,000 RockaRoo rockers have been sold in the US and Canada. The safety commission said that the RockaRoo is a rocker with a front to back gliding motion.
MamaRoo products with three-point harnesses are included in the recall. There is a recall for the RockaRoo.
The safety commission said that both lines of products were sold at Target and Buy Buy Baby stores. The rockers were sold for between $150 and $250.
For the purpose of regularly testing our products throughout their life cycles, we have relationships with external, independent and internationally accredited testing laboratories.
She said that the most recent MamaRoo swing is not part of the recall. For its release, the harness and strap were changed.
Customers can contact 4moms at safety andrecall@4moms.com. All known buyers would be contacted directly.
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