Mattel’s Fisher-Price re-announces recall of 4.7M Rock ‘n Play Sleepers

Mattel’s (MAT) Fisher-Price has re-announced the recall of 4.7M Rock ‘n Play Sleepers. On April 12, 2019, at the time the original recall was announced, over 30 fatalities were reported to have occurred in the Rock ‘n Play Sleepers after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, or under other circumstances. Since the recall, approximately 70 additional fatalities have been reported, which includes at least 8 fatalities that were reported to have occurred after the initial recall announcement. Approximately 100 deaths have reportedly occurred while infants were in the products. Fisher-Price notes that in some of the reports, it has been unable to confirm the circumstances of the incidents or that the product was a Rock ‘n Play Sleeper. Major stores nationwide including Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), and online at Amazon (AMZN) from September 2009 through April 2019 for between $40 and $149.Reference Link