Another 60,000 MamaRoo cribs and 10,000 RockaRoo rockers were sold in Canada, the agency and the Pennsylvania-based company said. 4moms has received two reports of infants becoming entangled in the strap under an unoccupied MamaRoo infant crib after being crawled under the product’s seat. A 10-month-old child died of suffocation and another 10-month-old baby suffered bruising to his neck before being rescued by a caregiver, they said. Thorley Industries is recalling more than 2 million baby rockers and cribs due to a strangulation hazard. Among the recalled products are the MamaRoo Model 1037 and RockaRoo Model 4M-012, pictured above. 4 moms 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 recalled RockaRoo rocker has the model number 4M-012, which is located on the bottom of it. Families with infants who can crawl should stop using the recalled cribs and bassinets and place them out of babies’ reach. Those with the recalled products can sign up for a free strap to prevent the straps from extending under the crib when not in use. “We are deeply saddened by the two incidents that occurred when babies were crawled under the seat of MamaRoo swings they did not own,” said Gary Waters, CEO of 4moms, in an emailed statement. “The free strap-on kit we’ve designed is an easy-to-install solution that we believe will prevent any further incidents from occurring,” he added. Thorley Industries can be reached toll free at (877) 870-7390 from 8 A.M. until 5 p.m. eastern time Monday through Friday, via email at [email protected] or online at https://www.4moms.com or.
Rocker Safety Warning
Monday’s recall comes two months after the CPSC warned Americans against using baby rockers for sleep, citing at least 14 deaths linked to products made by Fisher-Price and another from Kids2. Parents and caregivers should never use reclining products — including rockers, gliders, pacifiers and cribs — for infant sleep and also should not leave babies on products unattended or with bedding because of the risk of suffocation, the agency said, and the companies. President Biden signed the Safe Baby Sleep Act in May, which bans the manufacture or sale of padded crib cushions and sleep products linked to hundreds of deaths.
