2 Million Snuga Infant Swings Recalled Due To Suffocation Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of more than 2 million Snuga Infant Swings manufactured by Fisher-Price. According to the CPSC, the swing should never be used for sleep, and bedding materials should never be added to it. When the product is used for sleep or bedding material is added, the headrest and body support insert on the seat pad can increase the risk of suffocation. Consumers are advised to immediately remove both the headrest (by cutting the tether) and the body support insert from the seat pad before continuing to use the swing.
The CPSC also reports that between 2012 and 2022, they recorded reports of five deaths involving infants 1 to 3 months old when the product was used for sleep. In most of the incidents, the infants were unrestrained, and bedding material was added to the swing.
The CPSC is reminding consumers never to use these products for sleep and to never add blankets or other materials to the swing. This includes instances in which the headrest and body support insert have been removed. Parents are reminded to never use any inclined seated products, including swings, gliders, soothers, and rockers, for infant sleep and should not leave infants unsupervised in these products. There is an inherent risk of suffocation with these products.
Product liability and wrongful death
There are reports that 5 infants lost their lives due to the defective swing. In each case, the parents could file a lawsuit against the swing manufacturer and any retailer that made the product available to the public. Snuga Infant Swings were sold by Amazon, Toys R Us, Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Target nationwide from October 2010 through January 2024 for around $160.
In this case, the manufacturers failed to warn parents about the intrinsic dangers involved with inclined sleepers. In May 2022, Congress passed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act which effectively outlawed inclined sleepers due to the risk of suffocation. Of course, this product was not sold as a sleeper; it was sold as a swing. Nonetheless, Fisher-Price failed to warn parents about the intrinsic danger of allowing their children to sleep in the swing. Many parents wouldn’t have known better. Meanwhile, we’ve known about the risk of inclined sleepers for decades. Fisher-Price should have warned parents not to allow their children to sleep in the swing.
Parents can file wrongful death lawsuits against Fisher-Price and companies like Amazon that made the product available to the public. With the help of a skilled product liability attorney, parents can hold Fisher-Price accountable for the deaths of the babies.
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Source:
cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Fisher-Price-Recalls-More-than-2-Million-Snuga-Infant-Swings-Due-to-Suffocation-Hazard-After-5-Deaths-Reported
