A UK consumer investigation finds that 150 potentially lethal baby products are being sold to consumers online through major retail and marketplace platforms. Which? identifies items including self-feeding “prop feeders,” which it says pose choking risks, as well as baby sleep pillows and sleeping bags that it links to suffocation concerns. The products are listed across multiple sites, including Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop, Wish, and other marketplaces referenced in reporting such as Alibaba, AliExpress, Etsy, and OnBuy. The outlets report that the consumer group warns lives are at risk because platforms are failing to prevent dangerous items from reaching customers. The investigation focuses on how such products are marketed and made available online to parents and caregivers, with an emphasis on the safety hazards that could affect infants. The reports present the findings as an alert to the scale of the problem and the need for marketplaces to improve controls so harmful baby items are not sold or discoverable by buyers in the UK.
Which? finds 150 potentially lethal baby products sold on major online marketplaces
A UK consumer investigation finds that 150 potentially lethal baby products are being sold to consumers online through major retail and marketplace platforms. Which? identifies items including self-fe...
- Which? identifies 150 baby products it describes as potentially lethal sold online to UK consumers.
- Reported products include self-feeding prop feeders, linked by Which? to choking risks.
- Which? also highlights baby sleep pillows and sleeping bags, linked by the group to suffocation risks.
- The items are listed on multiple platforms, including Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop, and Wish.
- Other marketplaces reported to carry listings include Alibaba, AliExpress, Etsy, and OnBuy.
The 150 'potentially lethal' products were found on Alibaba, AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, OnBuy, TikTok Shop and Wish
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1 month agoUK consumer group says lives are at risk because platforms fail to prevent dangerous items reaching customersBabies are being put at risk by dozens of potentially lethal infant products sold to UK parents on major online marketplaces, an investigation has found.The consumer champion Which? identified 150 products, including self-feeding prop feeders that pose a choking risk and baby sleep pillows linked to suffocation. Continue reading...
1 month agoWhich? said it had found 150 potentially lethal baby products being sold to UK consumers.
1 month agoWhich? said it had found 150 potentially lethal baby products being sold to UK consumers.
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