Total recall: Administrative overreach stifles small businesses and limits mothers’ choices

When I gave birth to my first baby over a decade ago, I had many options for baby products to put her down in. Baby bouncers, baby pillows, baby rockers — all manner of vessels that could contain her little body so I could do things like go to the bathroom, cook dinner, or simply give my tired arms a break. Shopping for a relative’s baby registry recently, I was struck by how few of the items that granted me sanity in my early days of motherhood are available to today’s mothers. One such item, the Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play, was famously recalled years ago. I have mine stored in my basement just in case I have another baby. That item is the only way

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