Major warning for parents as popular baby item is recalled in UK over ‘serious’ suffocation risk
PARENTS have been issued a major warning as a popular baby item is recalled in the UK over a 'serious' suffocation risk.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) noted how the affected products pose a "serious risk of suffocation" owing to two faults.
The item in question is a Newborn 0-3 Month Hooded Teddy Bear Sleeping Bag, sold via eBay.
Some sleeping bags lack arm openings, meaning a baby may slip down if unattended.
Meanwhile, others include a hood which, due to a baby's natural movement, could cover their head or face if left alone.
Customers who have already bought the items have been told to "stop using them immediately".
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Instead, they should contact the distributor from which they were purchased in order to request redress.
The items were for sale on sites such as eBay, Grandado, Etsy and Fruugo, listed as clothing, textiles and fashion items.
Officials have assured shoppers these have all been removed from online marketplaces.
It's not the first time a major retailer has recalled items over similar concerns.
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Last year, Primark issued an urgent recall of popular kids bags that pose a choking risk.
The bargain fashion retailer asked shoppers to bring back two types of plush bags that don't meet safety standards.
Primark said the products, based on the kids' favourite 2002 film Lilo and Stitch, came with a zip puller that may detach.
In 2023, John Lewis issued an urgent recall on a kids essential over fears it could cause them to choke.
Customers were asked to bring back some of its Winnie the Pooh sleeping bags for children aged 0 to 12 months.
The retailer said there was a risk poppers on the bags could become loose, detach and create a choking hazard.
Products being recalled
- 0-12M Newborn Wrap Blanket Teddy Baby Sleeping Bag sold via eBay (2503-0101)
- Pink Hooded Teddy Bear Baby Sleeping Bag sold via eBay (2503-0104)
- Newborn 0-3 Month Hooded Teddy Bear Baby Sleeping Bag sold via eBay (2503-0100)
- Brown and White Cable Knit Baby Sleeping Bag sold via Fruugo (2503-0115)
- Baby Sleeping Bag Anti-shock Swaddling Cotton Wrap sold via Fruugo (2503-0114)
- Blue and White Fleece Teddy Bear Baby Sleeping Bag sold via Fruugo (2503-0113)
- Newborn Green and White Zigzag Sleeping Bag sold via Grandado (2503-0112)
- 0-3 Month Egg-shaped Baby Sleeping Bag sold via Grandado (2503-0111)
- White Teddy Bear Print Baby Sleeping Bag with Bunny Ears sold via Fruugo (2503-0110)
- Grey Cable Knit Baby Sleeping Bag with Brown Buttons sold via Etsy (2503-0126)
- Blue and White Teddy Bear Wrap Baby Sleeping Bag sold via Etsy (2503-0106)
- Grey Cable-Knit Baby Sleeping Bag with Brown Buttons sold via eBay (2503-0105)
- White and Pink Flannel Hooded Baby Sleeping Bag sold via Fruugo (2503-0108)
- Newborn 0-6 Month White Fluffy Hooded Teddy Baby Sleeping Bag sold via eBay (2503-0136)
- Red Zipped Baby Sleeping Bag with Bird Pattern Lining sold via Fruugo (2503-0125)
