High number of sleeping bags found on online marketplace contains Heroic And Ebay The risk of a suffocation, A Investigation Has been found.
Which one? The sale of online marketplace was allowed Child Sleeping bags are similar or similar to products that were officially recalled by the office for product safety and standards (OPSS) by the office.
By whom did a common feature of products get? There were hues that could cover the head and face of a child and result in suffocation, the sentinel said.
The inclusion of hoods does not comply with the security standards of the British Standards Institute for this reason.
More than 30 baby sleeping bags were tested by whom? Including a teddy bear-style blanket at the Amazon Marketplace, which did not have arms holes, was required to meet the security standard despite the sleeping bag.
People without weapons can cause a child to slip inside the sleeping bag, cover their face, and to risk suffocation.
Which one? A sack-style sleeping bag listing was also found on the eBay, which showed a child “marshy” positively by the item.
The consumer group also found five listings on ETSY which it was “worried”, with two looks similar to the products, and the other three were listed in a similar style and as a sleeping bag.
Which one? Shopkeepers are urged to avoid baby sleeping bags with hoods or additional materials, such as large bows or other innovation additions, who risk covering a child’s head and face while walking in their sleep.
It is always best to use a sleeping bag with hand holes because they help prevent infants slipping inside the bag.
Other items to avoid the involved products to ensure products sold as multipurpose items, such as swaddles, stroller covers and baby cocoons, to ensure a sleeping bag, individual items to suit security standards.
Which one? It was worried that the products continued to be sold despite the market monitoring by the OPSS earlier this year.
The regulator purchased the test for a series of goods sold online, including baby sleeping products, and worked with the online marketplace to remove the listing.
However, which one? It was said that it was found that 35 possible deadly sleeping bags are still being sold after just four months.
Suu Davis, Who? Head of the Consumer Protection Policy said: “It is derogatory that dangerous baby sleeping bags are still being sold at online marketplace.
“Our previous investigation revealed that it is part of a broad pattern: unprotected products are removed, only for resurrection. The only way to break this cycle is legally accountable to the online marketplace, with hard punishment for failures.”
An Amazon spokesperson said: “We need all the products offered in our store to follow the applied laws, regulations and Amazon policies.
“Products that have been marked are not under the scope of safety alerts shared by whom?
“If customers are concerned about an item purchased, we encourage them to contact our customer service directly so that we can help resolve their issue.”
An eBay spokesperson said: “Consumer safety is an top priority for eBay. We work diligently to protect our site and prevent the prohibited listing through seller compliance audit, block filter algorithms for unprotected listing, and in-house experts have an AI-supported surveillance by our team.
“These active measures have prevented millions of potentially unprotected products from being listed every year. The listing violating the eBay policy in this investigation is rapidly removed.”
Etsy has been contacted for comments.
