More than one million baby slings have been recalled in Canada and the U.S. after three babies died while in the slings.
Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are advising people to immediately stop using the Infantino SlingRider and the Wendy Bellissimo infant sling, which are both meant for children younger than four months, because children in them could suffocate.
The CPSC says it’s aware of three reports of children dying in the slings in 2009: a five-week-old infant in Philadelphia, Pa.; a six-day-old infant in Salem, Ore.; and a three-month-old infant in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Infantino SlingRider is a soft fabric baby carrier with a padded shoulder strap that is worn by parents and caregivers to carry an infant weighing up to 20 lbs. Infantino is printed on the plastic slider located on the strap.
Wendy Bellissimo branded sling carriers were sold exclusively at Babies ‘R’ Us and have a sewn-in label on the inside of the sling strap that says in part Wendy Bellissimo Media, Inc. and lists item numbers 3937500H7 and 3937501H7.
Infantino LLC sold the slings in Canada and the U.S. from January 2003 through March 2010 at Walmart, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, Babies ‘R’ Us, BJ’s Wholesale, various baby and children’s stores and other retailers, and on the web at Amazon.com.
People who own the slings should call Infantino at 1-866-860-1361 to receive a replacement product.
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