Consumer group Which? has found 150 potentially dangerous baby products still being sold on online marketplaces in the UK, despite official safety warnings and recalls. The investigation focused on three types of products—self-feeding devices, sleep pillows, and sleeping bags with hoods or without armholes—that have been subject to alerts from the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). The unsafe items were listed on eight platforms including Amazon, eBay, and TikTok. Sue Davies, head of consumer protection policy at Which?, said the investigation showed "how easy it is to find these unsafe products" and urged the government to make marketplaces liable for the safety of items sold on their sites. More than a third of the unsafe products found were self-feeding devices, which pose an "obvious" risk of choking. The group also found 59 sleeping bags with hoods or without armholes and 37 sleep pillows marketed for newborns, despite concerns about suffocation and overheating. Seven of the online marketplaces issued statements in response to the findings. An Amazon spokesperson said it had removed the products highlighted by Which? and continuously monitors products on its site. Alibaba said it had removed any "non-compliant products" and would continue to educate sellers. Which? advises parents not to buy any self-feeding aid, that babies under one do not need a pillow, and to never buy a baby sleeping bag with a hood or without armholes.
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