After Shocking Study Reveals More Infant Deaths Linked To Popular Infant Sleep Products, Gillibrand Calls For Retailers To Pull Unsafe Products From The Shelves And Inform Consumers Who Previously Purchased These Items

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today stood with local officials, medical experts, and a New Yorker who lost her infant son due to unsafe sleeping conditions to call on retailers to pull dangerous inclined infant sleeper products from the shelves immediately and inform consumers who previously purchased these items. Gillibrand's call comes as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released a study showing that no infant sleep product with more than a 10 degree incline is safe for babies. The Commission is working toward effectively banning these products and its staff has proposed new safety rules. However, the Commission must still undergo a vote as well as a lengthy public comment period before a ban can be put in place, meaning that many New York parents and caretakers could still unknowingly be putting their babies at risk by using popular products that have been linked to infant deaths.

"It's completely unacceptable that New Yorkers are still unknowingly using and buying dangerous inclined infant sleep products even though there is strong data showing these items are associated with infant deaths," said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. "Until these products are banned by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, retailers have a responsibility to pull these items from the shelves immediately and notify families who have purchased these products. That's why I'm calling on stores to stop selling these products today and do their part to keep babies safe."

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