Health Canada has issued a joint recall with the U.S. and Mexico for multiple models of Fisher-Price Snuga Swings due to a suffocation hazard following reports to the company of five infant deaths.
According to the agency, if the infant swings are used for sleep or have bedding material added then the headrest and body support insert on the seat pad can increase the risk of suffocation.
A spokesperson for Health Canada confirmed to Global News none of the deaths occurred in Canada.
As of Oct. 7, Fisher-Price has received five reports of death involving infants in which the swing was used for sleep, according to the Health Canada notice.
The joint recall was issued by Health Canada, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Mexico’s Consumer Protection Federal Agency, alongside parent company Mattel.
The recall impacts 12 models, including the individual swing and “cradle ‘n swing” models. The full listing of models and their model numbers can be found on Health Canada’s recall website, with the model number found on the underside of the swing motor compartment.
If you have one of the recalled models, you are asked to immediately stop using the swing and remove the headrest by cutting the tether, as well as the body support insert from the seat pad.
After this is done, Health Canada says people can resume using the product. They can also contact Mattel to receive a partial refund for these two parts of the product.
About 99,000 units of the affected products were sold in Canada between 2012 and 2022, with 2.1 million sold in the U.S. and another 400 in Mexico.
