A popular infant sleeper recalled in the United States is still available in Canada for a simple reason: labelling.
Fisher-Price recalled the Rock ?n Play Sleeper on April 12, 2019 after an investigation by Consumer Reports linked the inclined sleeper to 32 deaths. Consumer Reports says its ongoing investigation is based on data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, as well as reviews of lawsuits and interviews with doctors, engineers and government and industry officials.
But Health Canada says the Canadian version of the product, the Rock ?n Play Soothing Seat, is still available because it was never marketed as a sleeper here.
?Health Canada is aware of the Fisher Price Rock ?n Play Soothing Seat,? a spokesperson said in an email. ?Since this seat is not intended for sleep, it is not subject to the Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations,? they said, adding that the department has not received reports of any health and safety incidents regarding the product in Canada between June 20, 2011, and April 15, 2019. While it?s called a sleeper in the United States and a soothing seat in Canada, the products appear to be identical, but with different words on the box. Mattel, which owns Fisher-Price, confirmed the products are ?similar in design? but have different intended uses. ?The Fisher-Price Soothing Seat is sold exclusively as a playtime and soothing seat for infants and is not intended as sleeping accommodation for an unsupervised child,? a Mattel spokespers...