WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada
(HC), in cooperation with Infantino LLC, of San Diego, Calif. are announcing a free replacement program
for the Infantino “SlingRider” and “Wendy Bellissimo” infant slings. One million of these infant slings are
being recalled in the United States and 15,000 are being recalled in Canada. CPSC advises consumers
to immediately stop using these slings for infants younger than four months of age due to a risk of
suffocation and contact Infantino for a free replacement product.
CPSC is aware of three reports of deaths that occurred in these slings in 2009; a 7-week-old infant in
Philadelphia, Pa.; a 6-day-old infant in Salem, Ore.; and a 3-month-old infant in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Infantino “SlingRider,” is a soft fabric baby carrier with a padded shoulder strap that is worn by
parents and caregivers to carry an infant weighing up to 20 lbs. “Infantino” is printed on the plastic slider
located on the strap. “Infantino,” “SlingRider” and the item number are printed on the instruction/warning
label inside the baby sling carrier. “Wendy Bellissimo” branded sling carriers were sold exclusively at
Babies “R” Us and have a sewn-in label on the inside of the sling strap that says in part "Wendy
Bellissimo Media, Inc." and lists Item numbers 3937500H7 and 3937501H7.
Infantino LLC sold the slings in the United States and Canada from January 2003 through March 2010 at
Walmart, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, Babies “R” Us, BJ’s Wholesale, various baby and children’s
stores and other retailers nationwide, and on the Web at Amazon.com, for between $25 and $30.
The product was manufactured in China and Thailand.