EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Baby sleeping bag “Knitted Sleeping Bag with Hood” — risk: suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00673/26
Summary
The sleeping bag has a hood, which may cover the mouth and/or nose area of the baby. Moreover, the neck opening is not secured with appropriate fasteners. These could lead the child to suffocate. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Baby sleeping bag
- Name / model
- Knitted Sleeping Bag with Hood
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Grey and white fluffy baby sleeping bag with decorative ears, buttons and a hood. Product sold online, in particular via littlejax.co.uk.
What is the risk?
- The sleeping bag has a hood, which may cover the mouth and/or nose area of the baby. Moreover, the neck opening is not secured with appropriate fasteners. These could lead the child to suffocate. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/04/2023
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗