FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Originally issued December 8, 2009
Revised November 19, 2010
Release # 10-056 |
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 544-9721
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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Note: Firm is no longer in business. The repair kit is no longer available. If you do not have the repair kit, stop using and discard this product.
Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Amby Baby Motion Beds
Units: About 24,000
Manufacturer: 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.
Incidents/Injuries: 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.
Description: The Amby Baby Motion Bed consists of a steel frame and a fabric hammock which are connected by a large spring and metal crossbar. There is only one model of the hammock available which can be identified by a label sewn onto the hammock stating: “Amby – Babies Love It, Naturally.”
Sold online at: Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250.
Manufactured in: China
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.
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