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Baby self-feeding pillow — choking risk (A12/01254/23)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingMay 26, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Baby self-feeding pillow — choking risk (A12/01254/23)

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The pillow is placed around the baby’s neck, the bottle is held in position by a piece of elastic or a pouch and the baby is positioned on its back to feed itself without the assistance of a caregiver holding the bottle and controlling the feed. In this situation, the baby will not be able to control the flow of milk and the milk will continue to flow even if the baby is not swallowing. This can lead to choking. Choking can be silent and a baby will not have the dexterity or cognitive behaviour to otherwise raise the alarm. This product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor (01/03/2023)

Product description

The product is a white pillow with a multi coloured ring pattern. There is a mesh net at one end for the purpose of holding a bottle in place without the assistance of the care giver. Product sold online, in particular via Rakuten France.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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