The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning: Stop using Girasol Rainbow Love Woven Wrap sling carriers immediately.
The agency said the sling wraps do not comply with federal safety standards for the type of carriers and that babies can fall from them.
The CPSC said similar products from Girasol should also be avoided because “they likely pose the same risk,” according to a news release.
The CPSC said that the Girasol Rainbow Love Sling Wrap carriers do not meet regulations for “structural integrity and occupant retention.”
It also found that “the instructions contain incomplete warning statements required for the sling carriers.”
The importer of the wraps — Baby Earthling LLC, also known as Wrap Your Baby — has not agreed to an acceptable recall for the sling carriers, calling the agency’s warning “inaccurate.”
The wraps were sold online at wrapyourbaby.com until last November for between $120 and $165, the CPSC said.
The agency did not say how many wraps were sold.
They were made out of woven cotton fabric in a rainbow pattern with red on one end progressing through the spectrum to violet.
The slings came in sizes 5 to 9, measuring 8.5 feet to 19.6 long, and were intended to hold babies between 8 and 35 pounds.
Other models of the company’s wraps have not been tested by the CPSC.
The CPSC suggests that the wraps not be used and that they be cut to prevent future use and disposed of.
“Our products have all been tested and passed testing with independent accredited laboratories,” David and Diana Rosenfeld, the owners of Wrap Your Baby, said in a statement. In almost 30 years of Girasol selling sling carriers, we are not aware of a single safety-related complaint. No falls. No injuries,” the couple said. “We agreed to voluntarily recall the product and provide enhanced warnings and instructions to correct the minor technical issues.”
The Rosenfelds added that they were “amazed” that no testing of other models was conducted
“We expected better fact-checking and professionalism from the CPSC,” they said. “We want other parents and caregivers to know that Girasol Woven Wrap sling carriers are safe and have been safely used by thousands of parents, including ourselves, for the past 30 years.”
Any incidents of injury or product defect should be reported to the CPSC at SaferProducts.gov.
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