United KingdomElephant Shape Sleep Pillow sold via Wish — a grey elephant-shaped baby pillow (model B117-25, Wish listing name “Animal Shape Breathable Baby Anti-head Shape Pillow”, PSD notification 2606-0131) — is affected. The product presents a risk of suffocation in a baby’s sleep space, does not meet the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, and is linked to increased risk factors associated with SIDS. The listing is no longer available; stop using the pillow immediately and contact the distributor you bought it from to request redress.
What's being recalled
Product Safety Report for Elephant Shape Sleep Pillow presenting a serious risk of suffocation.
Type: Childcare articles and children’s equipment – Baby Sleeping Pillows
Wish Listing Name: Animal Shape Breathable Baby Anti-head Shape Pillow
Model: B117-25
Country of Origin: China
Product Description: Grey pillow shaped like an elephant.
How to identify it
PSD notification number: 2606-0131
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
The hazard
The product has been identified as presenting a risk of suffocation when used in a sleep space for babies. Pillows and soft toys are advised not to be placed in the sleep space for babies under the age of one year as their presence increases the risk of overheating and airway obstruction, which have been associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
OPSS has published a Product Safety Alert for Baby Sleep Pillows, which highlights the risk they may pose to babies: Product Safety Alert (PA8).
Further information on safe sleeping for babies can be found on the NHS website at the following link: https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/baby-basics/newborn-and-baby-sleeping-advice-for-parents/safe-sleep-advice-for-babies/
The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
What to do
The listing is no longer available on the online marketplace (Wish).
We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Office for Product Safety and Standards, collected from Office for Product Safety and Standards. Check the original before you act on it.
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