Summer Infant, Inc. Warns About Strangulation Hazard & Will Provide New Product Labels and Instructions for Baby Monitors with Electrical Cords
After reported deaths this Action is to warn of a Strangulation Hazard of placing electric cords on baby monitors too close to cribs. A baby monitor camera with cord should NEVER be placed within three feet of a crib or baby's reach.
The Company received reports of two strangulations from monitor cords. CPSC has received reports of five strangulations on other brands of baby monitor cords.
Consumer Contact: For additional information or to receive a Safe Installation Guide and Cord Warning Label to consumers free of charge, contact the Company between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday at: (800) - 426 - 8627 or visit the website at http://www.summerinfant.com/Home/Product-Recall.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has also put together an informative Infants Can Strangle in Baby Monitor Cords Safety Alert brochure.
