United KingdomThe Veverra SnugglePhant Sleeping Pillow is a grey, elephant-shaped baby sleep pillow (35 x 32 x 15.4 cm) marketed for babies, toddlers and children. It presents a serious risk of suffocation when used in a baby’s sleep space, does not meet the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, and owners are advised to stop using it immediately and contact the distributor they purchased it from to request redress.
What's being recalled
Product Safety Report for Veverra SnugglePhant Sleeping Pillow presenting a serious risk of suffocation.
Type: Childcare articles and children’s equipment - Baby Sleeping Pillows
Brand: Veverra
Dimensions: 35 cm (W) x 32 cm (L) x 15.4 cm (D)
Country of Origin: The Netherlands
Product Description: A grey sleep pillow shaped like an elephant. The product was marketed as a baby sleeping pillow and suitable for use for babies, toddlers and children.
How to identify it
PSD notification number: 2606-0323
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 product is no longer available for sale from Veverra.
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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