CPSC is proposing stricter modifications to the federal safety standard for rockers to enhance safety and reduce injury and death risks.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed new safety rules for infant rockers, citing 11 deaths, 88 injuries and 1,088 incidents between 2011 and 2022, primarily during infants' sleep.
According to the CPSC, while the commissioners are scheduled to meet Oct. 4 to decide whether to adopt the recommendations, the proposed rule would apply to all infant rockers and infant and toddler rockers, including"multi-mode products with a rocker mode, with the addition of weight limits for each product and terminology to define"rocking."
But the blame is not solely on the rockers, as the CPSC says six infants were not strapped into the rockers and were later found in a facedown position, with one incident in which a 3-month-old girl was placed in a broken rocker that was being supported with a shoe box.
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