21-05-2025
Baby swings recalled over suffocation concerns, parents advised to dispose
Baby swings recalled over suffocation concerns, parents advised to dispose
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Certain baby swings were recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after it said the products pose a suffocation hazard.
In a release from the commission, consumers are warned to stop using the Queerick Infant Swings immediately as they pose a significant risk to infants. The release continues saying that the swings were sold on Amazon between October 2023 and November 2024 for between $100 to $220 as model 'WS-HB18.'
The CPSC says that consumers should immediately stop using the swings and dispose of them. No injuries have been reported in connection with these swings as of May 21.
'Do not sell or give away these hazardous infant swings,' the commission said.
CPSC says swings violated federal rules
According to the commission, the swings were sold to help infants sleep with an incline angle greater than 10 degrees, which it says violated both the Safe Sleep for Babies Act and the Federal Infant Sleep Products Rule.
Apart from those violations, the CPSC says the swings also fail to meet mandatory warning requirements required to inform parents of the risks of death or serious injury to infants.
The violations continue, according to the release, as the CPSC says that the infant swings violated 'mandatory federal regulations for consumer products containing button cell and coin batteries.'
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
