Matalan Baby Sleeping Bags — suffocation risk





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Hazard
The products present a risk of suffocation as the neck opening can stretch during reasonably foreseeable use. This may lead to the baby slipping inside the product during normal sleep movements, and suffocating. The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
Remedy
The products have been recalled from end users by Matalan. We recommend that consumers stop using this product immediately and return it to the nearest Matalan store for a full refund. No receipt is required. For more information, please see: https://www.matalan.co.uk/c/customer-services/product-recall-notice/.
Product recall
Measures taken
- Recall of product from end users
Product description
Range of patterned infant sleep bags.
What should I do?
If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.
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