Angelcare recalls 600,000 baby monitors due to 2 strangulation deaths

About 600,000 baby monitors are being recalled after two infants died of strangulation caused by the cord attached to the monitor’s sensor pad. The federal safety agency, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), said Thursday in a press release that the units of Angelcare Movement and Sound Baby Monitors will be recalled so they can be outfitted with a cord cover. Involved in the recall are all versions of Angelcare sensor monitors including model numbers: AC1100, AC201, AC300, AC401 AC601 and 49255 that do not contain cord covers. The monitors were sold from October 1999 through September 2013 at retailers including Babies R Us/Toys R Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Meijer, Sears, Walmart, Amazon.com, Target.com, Overstock.com, and about 70 small baby specialty stores for about $100 to $300 a unit.