These products have been at the center of multiple recalls following infant deaths.
President Joe Biden signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act into law on May 16. The Act, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 23, 2021, and by the U.S. Senate on May 3, prohibits the manufacture or sale of padded crib bumper pads and inclined sleepers.
“This is a long-fought and important victory for babies and anyone who cares about babies. The dangers posed to babies have been apparent for years,” Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, said in a statement.
Dr. Moira Szilagyi, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, released a statement on the passage of the Safe Sleep for Babies Act.
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