CPSC Warns Otteroo Infant Flotation Rings Tragic Led to At Least One Infant

The CPSC is aware of nearly 70 other incidents where babies slipped out of the rings.

According to a safety alert report published on FoxBusiness.com, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents that infant flotation rings retailed by Otteroo Corporation are too dangerous for babies to use. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is also urging parents to "immediately" stop using the infant flotation rings after one bay slipped out of the opening and drowned. That tragic drowning incident occurred about two years ago.

The warning concerns Otteroo LUMI and MINI infant flotation rings and all discontinued Otteroo infant flotation rings that were sold between 2014 and 2018. Safety officials from the CPSC stated that the Otteroo has "refused to agree to CPSC's request for an acceptable recall" even though there have been several reported safety incidents.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a drowning warning for Otteroo "Version 1" flotation rings after one drowning. The Otteroo "Version 1" was sold from 2014 to 2015. 

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the affected Otteroo infant flotation rings can deflate while in use, causing an infant to slip out of the ring and into the water leading to "serious injury or death."

A six-month-old baby tragically drowned after slipping out of the ring in Maine two years ago. A three-month-old from New York was severely injured after it slipped out of the flotation ring. 

So far, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is cognizant of 68 accidents where babies slipped out of the ring and needed to be rescued. Otteroo contends that its "MINI and LUMI floats, when used with proper attention and care, are completely safe." Otteroo also claims that the "CPSC's statement was misleading since mere deflation of the Otteroo is not the hazard CPSC claims." The company also stated that "a hazard may arise only if an adult is not closely supervising the infant while they are in Otteroo in the water." 

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the affected products have been sold nationwide since January 2014 and continue to be sold exclusively on Otteroo's website. The recalled floats were previously sold on Zulily.com and Amazon.com.

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Source:https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/consumers-should-immediately-stop-using-otteroo-infant-flotation-rings-following-infant-death-cpsc-says