CPSC2009-12-08
Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks
Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Hazard
The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.
Remedy
This firm is no longer in business. The repair kit is no longer available. Consumers who have not received the repair kit should immediately stop using this product and discard it.
Sold at
Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250.
Affected count
About 24,000
Injuries reported
Amby Baby is aware of two infant suffocation deaths in the Amby Baby hammock. In June 2009, a 4-month-old girl in Lawrenceville, Ga died in a baby hammock and in August 2009, a 5-month-old boy from Gresham, Ore.
Manufactured in
China
Products
Amby Baby Motion Beds
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2010/Infant-Suffocation-Deaths-Prompt-Recall-of-Amby-Baby-Motion-BedsHammocksDon't want to check this manually?
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