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 .
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”.
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, 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.
Last year, Primark of popular kids bags that pose a choking risk.
The bargain fashion asked shoppers to bring back two types of plush bags that don't meet safety standards.
said the products, based on the kids' favourite 2002Lilo and Stitch, came with a zip puller that may detach.
In 2023, John Lewis issued over fears it could cause them to choke.
Customers were asked to bring back some of itssleeping bags for children aged 0 to 12 months.
Thesaid there was a risk poppers on the bags could become loose, detach and create a choking hazard.
