A little over a week ago the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued an advisory to parents and caregivers about the risk of suffocation for babies under 4 months, but did not mention any manufacturers specifically.

Today, the CSPC and Health Canada, in cooperation with Infantino LLC, announced a recall of 1 million baby slings in the U.S. and 15,000 in Canada.

Read the Infantino Safety Recall here.

{via Chicago Tribune}

For more information about baby sling safety we highly recommend the article Potential Dangers of Bag Slings (a bit dated but very detailed) and the Facebook group, Baby Wearing Safety

A few days ago the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released an advisory to parents to be careful when using slings for babies 4 months and under.

Here’s a brief summary of the release:

• At least 14 deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers, including three in 2009.
• Slings were recently added to the list of durable infant products that require a mandatory standard.
• Make sure the infant’s face is not covered and is visible at all times to the sling’s wearer.

Read the full release here.

We also highly recommend the following for more information about baby sling safety:

• Potential Dangers of Bag Slings – Very detailed article about the possible dangers of bag-style slings.
• Not All Slings Are Created Equally – Baby sling & carrier manufacturers speak out on baby sling safety warning and Associated Press article.
• Babywearing Safety on Facebook – A facebook page that provides information on sling and carrier safety. A good place for further discussions.

UPDATE (March 22nd): We just found this Mothering Magazine’s Respond to CSPC Sling Warning – “Babywearing is safe, but some slings and positions are not. While baby carriers are as old as civilization, modern babywearing has exploded in the last four years. ..” Read the entire article here.