Jool Child, a model of youngsters’s merchandise, has recalled about 63,000 toddler swings that had been bought at Walmart shops and on-line as a result of they posed a suffocation danger, federal security regulators mentioned.

The U.S. Shopper Product Security Fee mentioned on Thursday that the Jool Child Nova Child Toddler Swing that was marketed, meant or designed for toddler sleep posed a suffocation danger as a result of it had an incline angle larger than 10 levels.

The product violated the fee’s Toddler Sleep Merchandise Regulation and the Secure Sleep for Infants Act, the company mentioned.

A research cited within the federal regulation of toddler sleep merchandise discovered that infants who slept in merchandise with a 20-degree incline had been uncovered to elevated demand on the belly muscular tissues, which may result in fatigue and suffocation. The identical research decided that an incline of 10 levels or under doesn’t considerably have an effect on toddler movement or muscle exercise.

The recall discover impacts toddler swings that had been manufactured from June 2022 by means of September 2023.

These swings are grey and measure about 28 inches lengthy, 19 inches extensive and 24 inches excessive. They’ve a spherical aluminum base with music buttons on the entrance, a steel seat body, a material seat with restraints and a headrest, and a cover with hanging toys, similar to moons, clouds and stars.

The swings, which had been manufactured in China, don’t embody a compulsory warning concerning sleep, mentioned Jool Child, which is predicated in Lakewood, N.J.

“You may proceed utilizing the Nova Swing to assist hold your child entertained and engaged,” based on a voluntary recall message posted on the Jool Child web site. “Nevertheless, in case your child falls asleep whereas within the swing, take away child and place on a agency, flat floor similar to a crib or bassinet.”

The corporate added, “utilizing the Nova Swing or any product with an angle above 10 levels just isn’t secure for sleep.”

The swings had been bought at Walmart shops and the Jool Child web site, and on-line at purchasing websites together with Amazon, Babylist and Goal, from November 2022 by means of November 2023 for about $150, the fee mentioned.

The manufacturing date will be discovered on the sewn-in warning label on the again of the swing’s seat, formatted as month, day and yr.

The fee and Jool Child famous that there have been no reported accidents with the product.

In accordance with the fee, individuals who have purchased the swings ought to instantly cease utilizing them for sleep and get in touch with the corporate for a free restore package, which features a new seat with an up to date on-product warning, a brand new distant management and new hanging plush toys.

Shoppers who’re affected ought to register at www.JoolBaby.com/recall and add a photograph of the warning label on their swings.

Jool Child mentioned that new authorities laws require that the corporate replace warning labels and directions on the product, its packaging, and the advertising and marketing supplies for the swing “to make it clear to customers that toddler swings aren’t secure for infants to sleep in.”