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iStock(NEW YORK) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission filed a lawsuit against Leachco on Wednesday after it said the company refused to recall baby loungers linked to suffocation hazards. The move follows CPSC's warning to the public last month over Leachco's Podster, Podster Plush, Bummzie and Podster Playtime infant loungers, advising customers to stop using the products and calling them "defective." "Today's suit should be a signal that this Commission is serious about protecting consumers," CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. said in a statement on Wednesday. "When companies refuse to recall products deemed deadly by CPSC staff, they should expect an administrative complaint to quickly follow." The commission said in a press release Wednesday it was aware of two deaths linked to the loungers, one in 2015 and one in 2018. The infants who were 17-days-old and four-months-old were allegedly placed on the loungers and suffocate