Fisher-Price 4 in 1 Rock ‘n Glide Soothers have been recalled after four deaths

Fisher-Price announced Friday that it was recalling nearly 120,000 Rock ‘n Glide 4-in-1 pacifiers in the US after four babies died, and the babies were reportedly placed on their backs without restraints in the product and later found on their stomachs. Their deaths, which occurred between April 2019 and February 2020, included 4 months from Missouri, 2 months from Nevada, 2 months from Michigan, and 11 weeks from Colorado, the company said in a recall notice on its website. in-1, designed to mimic the motion of a baby rocking in someone’s arms, online including at Amazon, and at retailers including Walmart and Target, January 2014 to December 2020 for $108. Thanksgiving shopping?: Not at Walmart, which will close all of its US stores on Thanksgiving Day ‘Explosive demand’: Americans ready to go out in style in new clothes after COVID-19 Price also calls 55,000 2-in-1 Soothe ‘n Play Done Gliders sell from November 2018 through May 2021 for about $125. There have been no deaths related to this product. The company said 25,000 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soothers and 27,000 2-in-1 Soothe’ n Play Gliders were distributed in Canada. Robert Adler, acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which issued a joint recall notice with the company, said. “Loving parents put their babies in these products and never expect tragedy. Inclined products, such as gliders, tranquilizers, and rocker hammocks, are not safe for infants to sleep due to the suffocation risk.” Fisher-Price General Manager Chuck Scothon said the company is committed to educating parents and caregivers. about the safe use of their products, “including the importance of following all warnings and instructions.” Scothon and Yoon Creez, CEO of Mattel El Segundo, the California-based parent company, will appear next week at the House Oversight Committee hearing on dozens of infant-related deaths. With the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper at Fisher-Price’s Rock ‘n Play Sleeper, the agency said consumers should immediately stop using recalled products. To receive a refund, consumers must visit the Fisher-Price website at www.service.mattel.com, and click “Recall & & Safety Alerts,” or call toll-free 855-853-6224 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET from Monday to Friday. Contributing: Associated Press Follow Mike Snider on Twitter: @MikeSnider.