Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/12/11/2012-29760/baby-matters-llc-complaint
Timestamp: 2016-09-27 08:55:05
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:: Baby Matters, LLC; Complaint
A Notice by the Consumer Product Safety Commission on 12/11/2012
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2012-29760
Under provisions of its Rules of Practice for Adjudicative Proceeding (16 CFR part 1025), the Consumer Product Safety Commission must publish in the Federal Register Complaints which it issues. Published below is a Complaint: In the Matter of Baby Matters, LLC.[1] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. This is an administrative enforcement proceeding pursuant to Section 15 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (“CPSA”), as amended, 15 U.S.C. 2064, and Section 15 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (“FHSA”), as amended, 15 U.S.C. 1274, for public notification and remedial action to protect children from the substantial risks of injury and death presented by infant recliners known as the Nap Nanny® and the Nap Nanny® ChillTM (collectively, the “Subject Products”), imported, distributed and sold by Baby Matters LLC (“Baby Matters” or “Respondent”).
9. The Subject Products are sold under the brand names Nap Nanny® (“Nap Nanny”), and The Nap Nanny® ChillTM” (the “Chill”).
17. Upon information and belief, the harness system in the Generation Two is sewn to the fabric cover but also can be secured to two “D”-shaped rings embedded in the foam base by means of VelcroTM tabs.
34. A product may contain a defect even if a product is manufactured in exact accordance with its design and specifications, if the design presents a risk of injury to the public. 16 CFR § 1115.4.
39. Upon information and belief, the restraint system in the Generation Two is designed such that the two harness straps that encircle the infant's waist are sewn to the fabric cover but also could be secured, via VelcroTM tabs, to two “D”-shaped rings embedded in the foam seat base. The third point of the harness is sewn to the fabric cover between the infant user's legs with no means of attaching it to a fixed point on the foam seat base, causing the harness straps to slide easily through the buckles and prevent a secure, snug fit around the infant's waist.
43. Upon information and belief, the VelcroTM tabs in the Generation Two loosen as the infant user moves in the seat.
44. Upon information and belief, over time, due to the nature of VelcroTM, the tabs gradually detach with ease, thereby rendering the restraint system ineffective, posing a risk of injury and death to the infant.
45. Upon information and belief, parents or other caregivers using a Generation Two are not likely to immediately know that the VelcroTM tabs have detached from the “D”-shaped ring.
46. Upon information and belief, parents or other caregivers, may be unaware of the importance of ensuring that the VelcroTM tabs are secured around the “D”-shaped rings after replacing the cover and before every use.
52. A design defect may also be present if the risk of injury occurs as a result of the operation or use of the product. 16 CFR § 1115.4. 53. Upon information and belief, the Subject Products have been advertised and marketed by Respondent as devices that promote a full night's sleep for infants.
59. A defect can occur in a product's contents, construction, finish, packaging, warnings and/or instructions. 16 CFR § 1115.4.
60. A defect can occur when reasonably foreseeable consumer use or misuse, based in part on the lack of adequate instructions and safety warnings, could result in injury, even where there are no reports of injury. 16 CFR § 1115.4.
85. In addition, the warnings and instructions on the Generation Two are inadequate and defective because they do not convey the importance of ensuring, before each use, that the VelcroTM tabs are attached to the “D”-shaped rings embedded in the foam seat. The VelcroTM tabs can loosen with time and normal use of the Generation Two, allowing a child to extend his or her head over the side of the product or to fall down inside the well of the seat. It is not obvious to caregivers when these rings become loosened or unattached.
101. The risk of injury associated with a product may render the product defective. 16 CFR § 1115.4.
121. The Subject Products contain a defect, which creates a substantial risk of injury to children because of the pattern of defect, the number of such defective articles distributed in commerce and the severity of the risk within the meaning of Section 15(c)(1) of the FHSA, 15 U.S.C. § 1274(c)(1).
Commissioner Nancy A. Nord issued a statement regarding this issue. The statement is available on the Commission Web site, www.cpsc.gov or from the Office of the Secretary.