The federal agency that's supposed to protect American consumers faces major obstacles before it can reveal that a product on the market is causing injuries or even deaths.
When you buy something for your home or family, the assumption is that it's probably safe. Somebody must be testing these items and paying especially close attention to products marketed for children and infants.
Ezra was not the first infant to die in a Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper — and he wouldn't be the last. and hundreds were injured. Some babies' heads flopped forward in the inclined sleeper, cutting off their air supply; others rolled over and suffocated. But neither the company nor the U.S. government issued a warning or recall. Courtesy of Keenan Overton
"We are aware of approximately — I believe the number is currently 97, although those numbers change. As we are also finding some products were not Fisher-Price or incline sleep," Chuck Scothon, a senior vice president and general manager at Fisher-Price and global head of infant and preschool for Mattel, said at the hearing.
"There's no other public safety agency that has similar restrictions on them that 6 places on us," said Alexander Hoehn-Saric, chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. "These are preventable deaths that we see — preventable injuries," said Schakowsky."A decision was made some time ago to stand in the way of really doing something about it. I think time's up."
For now, even if there are numerous complaints, CPSC chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric says the agency must have the cooperation of the maker of a product and their permission to publicize a hazardous product.
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