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Health Canada warns parent and caregivers to stop using the KidCo PEAPOD
- Starting date:
- October 15, 2012
- Posting date:
- October 15, 2012
- Type of communication:
- Advisory
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-15066
Revised October 16, 2012
Issue
The KidCo PEAPODTM is marketed as an indoor/outdoor travel bed for infants. Health Canada has received two reports of infants rolling over and getting their faces trapped between the mattress and the side of the product, posing a suffocation hazard.
Who is affected
Parents and caregivers who own or use the KidCo PEAPODTM.
What should you do
- Consumers should immediately stop using the KidCo PEAPODTM for infants under one year of age.
- The safest place for an unsupervised infant to sleep alone is in a crib that meets current Canadian safety regulations.
- A bassinet that meets current Canadian safety regulations is an appropriate place for your baby to sleep until he or she reaches the maximum weight recommended by the manufacturer OR until your baby can roll over, whichever comes first. When your baby reaches this milestone, you should put him or her to sleep in a cradle or crib.
- A cradle that meets today's Canadian safety regulations is an appropriate place for your baby to sleep until he or she reaches the maximum weight recommended by the manufacturer OR until your baby can push up on his or her hands and knees, whichever comes first. When your baby reaches this milestone, you should put him or her to sleep in a crib.
- Infants should never be placed to sleep in products that are not specifically designed to accommodate an unattended sleeping infant, such as carriages, strollers, car seats, playpens, infant swings and bouncers.
What Health Canada is doing
Health Canada is currently in discussions with the company about how it will address the safety concerns related to the use of this product. In the meantime, the department is warning consumers to immediately stop using the product for infants under 1 year of age.
Background
The safest place for your baby to sleep is on his or her back, in a crib, cradle or bassinet. Health Canada recommends room sharing for the first six months of your baby's life.
Infants should never be placed to sleep on unsuitable surfaces, such as a standard bed, water bed, air mattress, sofa, futon or armchair. An infant's sleep surface should always be firm, flat, and free of soft bedding.
How to report side effects to health products to Health Canada
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of a consumer product or cosmetic. An easy-to-use incident report form is now available on the Department's website.
E-mail: CPSR-RSPC@hc-sc.gc.ca
Mail: Incident Report - Consumer Product Safety Directorate
Health Canada
123 Slater Street
Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0K9
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