NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Parents, you need to know about this recall for a baby swing.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Jool Baby issued a recall for 63,100 of its Nova Infant swings due to a suffocation hazard. The swings have an incline angle greater than 10 degrees, which violates the CPSC's Infant Sleep Products Regulation and the Safe Sleep for Babies Act. The swing also fails to meet warning requirements regarding sleep.
Consumers can contact Jool Baby for a free repair kit, and there's no cost for shipping. You'll need to upload a photo of the warning label to the company's online registration page here. Once registered, Jool Baby will send a repair kit which includes a new seat with updated warning labels, new plush toys, and a new remote control.
But parents should know that this kit won't change the incline of the swing, so babies should still not sleep in it. The issue here, really, is that it appears as a baby sleep product (the moon and star plushies) when it doesn't meet the requirements of a baby sleep product.
What Nova swings are affected by this recall?
The swings have a manufacture date from June 2022 through September 2023. Look for the manufacturing date on the warning label on the back of the swing's seat.
What will Jool Baby send consumers who are affected?
You'll get new written instructions, updated warning labels, new plush toys that include a sun, cloud, and raindrop, and a new remote control.
Have there been reports of injuries?
According to Jool Baby's website, there have been no reports of injuries caused by the swing.
Can babies sleep in the Nova swing?
Jool Baby's website says no, the swings pose a suffocation risk if used for infant sleep. This is because of the incline greater than 10 degrees.
Why is there a 10-degree incline rule for baby products intended for sleep?
A recent study concluded that babies had to work harder to roll over in inclined sleep products, posing a suffocation risk. As a result of the study, rules changed so that 10 degrees is the maximum sleep surface angle that is allowed for any product that is meant for infant sleep.
How to contact Jool Baby:
- Website: http://www.JoolBaby.com/recall
- E-mail: recall@JoolBaby.com
- Phone: (888) 788-5665