The Problem Solver | The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Infantino LLC, announced a recall of 1 million baby slings in the U.S. and 15,000 in Canada. The slings were recalled because three infant deaths occurred in these slings in 2009, according to a March 24 CPSC press release.
Infantino is providing free replacement slings for the recalled “SlingRider” and “Wendy Bellissimo” models. CPSC is advising consumers to immediately stop using the recalled slings for infants younger than four months old because they pose a suffocation hazard. The press release warned parents to not attempt to fix the carriers.
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Will there be a Congressional investigation, There was loss of life, or is this not as important to Washinton, DC. Why wasnt the recall done earlier????
I don’t know the whole story, but I do know that when I put my newborn in a sling and it didn’t look right, I took her out and waited until she seemed ready. Of course I think its incredibly sad that any baby died because of this, but people need to use common sense