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Health Canada has recalled a wide range of portable beds for infants because they pose a risk of smothering, entrapment or falls.
The products known as baby nests or loungers have soft, padded sides and are advertised as multi-functional products that can be used as a sleep surface, changing mat and tummy time mat.
Among the brands recalled in recent months (listed alphabetically) are:
• BChic and Chicure baby nests from Chic Baby
• FFQRLP Brand Baby Lounger for 0-24 months from First Island on Amazon.ca
• Hapden Travel Portable Crib on Walmart.ca Marketplace
• Housbay baby nest from AliExpress.ca
• La Millou Baby Best Nest from Moda Kids
• Style Life Eleven Baby Loungers on Wayfair
• Zoomie Kids and Vevor infant and newborn loungers, nests, sleepers from Vevor
Anyone with one of the above products should immediately stop using it. Health Canada said no nest or lounger is safe for sleep because of a suffocation risk, and no infant should be left unattended in one.
The products should never be placed inside another device like a crib, cradle, bassinet or playpen. Nor should they go on a bed, waterbed, air mattress, couch, futon or armchair, because the suffocation risk is greater on soft, uneven surfaces.
Even if you bought a baby nest or lounger not listed in the recall, “Health Canada advises that it not be used as a sleep surface,” said the notice. “Consumers are reminded that the safest place for a baby to sleep is alone on a firm, flat surface.”
Though Health Canada is not aware of any injuries related to the products in Canada, there have been “continued incidents and concerns related to baby nests/loungers across North America,” and is reminding consumers that the products pose a risk.
In the U.S. between 2021 and 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission received 45 reports of incidents involving baby nests and loungers, 29 of which resulted in deaths.
Health Canada is currently sampling and evaluating all baby nests and loungers to determine their safety. Meanwhile, the listed brands have been recalled and removed from market because they don’t meet Canadian safety standards.
Consumers are advised to check the recall list regularly for updates. Parents and guardians of young children can also go to canada.ca to learn more about safe sleep for your baby .
Any incident involving a baby nest or lounger should be reported to Health Canada.