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Baby self-feeding pillow

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 24 May 2023In the weekly report of 26 May 2023 (week 21, 2023)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Baby self-feeding pillow
Brand
Unknown
Description
The product is a soft pillow green in colour, the product can detach from the centre for the purpose of placing around an infant's neck, 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.
Risk
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
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · by the distributor · from 21 Mar 2023
Notifying country
Ireland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01259/23
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01259/23
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2023-21 (XML)
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