Consumer watchdog warns parents against using one of Australia's most popular baby sleepers after it's linked to 10 infant deaths in America
- The 10 babies died after rolling from their stomachs to their backs or sides
- Fisher-Price has urged parents to not let children over three months use sleeper
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission are investigating sleeper
- Fisher-Price said their product met safety standards but was used incorrectly
A consumer watchdog has warned parents to stop using a baby sleeper after it was linked to the deaths of 10 children in the United States.
The babies died after rolling from their stomachs to their backs or sides while unrestrained in the Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play'.
The US Product Safety Commission (USPSC) and Fisher-Price issued a joint statement on Friday urging parents to stop using the rocking crib without restraints once their children are able to roll over or are more than three-months-old.
Fisher-Price had previously warned that babies older than three months had fallen out of the sleeper and died.
An Australian Competition and Consumer Commission spokesperson said they were investigating the product, but were not aware of any deaths of babies using the sleeper in Australia.
A consumer watchdog has warned parents to stop using a baby sleeper after it was linked to the deaths of 10 children in the United States (pictured)
'The ACCC urges parents with this product to keep it out of reach of children. We are always concerned by reports such as those we are seeing from the US,' the ACCC spokesperson told The Age.
'PSC and Fisher-Price want remind consumers to create a safe sleep environment for infants, whether using a crib, bassinet, play yard or inclined sleeper: never add blankets, pillows, stuffed toys, or other items to the environment and always place infants to sleep on their backs,' the statement said.
Fisher-Price said in a statement that their product meets safety standards, but there is a risk the product would be used incorrectly.
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'A child fatality is an unimaginable tragedy,' the company said in a statement.
'We are there with you from the moment you bring your child home and take our responsibility for product safety very seriously.'
Fisher-Price Premium Auto Rock n' Play sleepers are on sale at Amazon for $117.66 in Australia.
Fisher-Price said in a statement that their product meets safety standards, but there is a risk the product would be used incorrectly (stock image of a baby in a different sleeper)
