Baby Sling Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), in cooperation with Infantino LLC, of San Diego, Calif. are announcing a totally free replacement program for the Infantino “SlingRider” and “Wendy Bellissimo” infant slings. A single million of these infant slings are getting recalled in the united states and 15,000 are getting recalled in Canada. CPSC advises customers to instantly stop making use of these slings for infants younger than four months of age because of a risk of suffocation and make contact with Infantino for a totally free replacement product.
CPSC is conscious of 3 reports of deaths that occurred in these slings in 2009; a 7-week-old infant in Philadelphia, Pa.; a 6-day-old infant in Salem, Ore.; and a 3-month-old infant in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Infantino “SlingRider,” is a soft fabric baby carrier using a padded shoulder strap that’s worn by parents and caregivers to carry an infant weighing as much as 20 lbs. “Infantino” is printed on the plastic slider located about the strap. “Infantino,” “SlingRider” and also the item number are printed on the instruction/warning label within the baby sling carrier. “Wendy Bellissimo” branded sling carriers were marketed exclusively at Babies “R” Us and have a sewn-in label about the inside of with the sling strap that says in component “Wendy Bellissimo Media, Inc.” and lists Item numbers 3937500H7 and 3937501H7.
Infantino LLC sold the slings in the usa and Canada from January 2003 through March 2010 at Walmart, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, Babies “R” Us, BJ’s Wholesale, various baby and children’s stores and other retailers nationwide, and about the Web at Amazon.com, for between $25 and $30.
The merchandise was manufactured in China and Thailand.
Consumers must stop making use of the recalled slings instantly and contact Infantino to receive a free replacement item, using a selection of a Wrap & Tie infant carrier, or a 2 in 1 Shopping Cart Cover, or a three in 1 Grow & Play Activity Gym. A Jittery Pals Rattle will also be provided. Get in touch with Infantino toll-free at (866) 860-1361 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.infantino.com
Do not attempt to fix these carriers.
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this item recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
Very sad that 3 infants have already died from this. Wish I knew more about what exactly happened and if the carriers were being used correctly. I feel really bad for the parents. Baby slings are supposed to be good for babies, lowering their blood pressure, keeping them calm and bonding them with their parents. But these slings may be dangerous.