Product safety report
Product: Little Laughs Moses Basket sold via Amazon (brown Moses basket provided in a bag with mattress, blanket and draw string bag)
Brand: Little Laughs
Amazon ASIN: B0BG85YH1W
Other Amazon identifier: X001N3DE4F
Category: Childcare articles and children’s equipment: Moses basket
Country of origin: China
PSD case number: 2308-0141
Published on GOV.UK: 15 November 2023
The hazard
The product presents a serious strangulation risk when not clicked together, each waist strap present free lengths that measure over the over the permitted length.
The product also presents a serious entanglement risk as when the waist straps are clipped together, a loop is created that measures over the maximum permitted length.
Additionally, during testing, the test mass rolled out of the basket. If this occurred during use, it could result in injuries being sustained by the child user.
The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
From the official product safety notice on GOV.UK, published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
What happened
The product was withdrawn from the market and Amazon removed the listing. Withdrawal means it was taken off sale; the notice records no recall of baskets already in homes and does not say what happened to remaining stock.
What to do
The notice gives no instructions for anyone who already owns one. If you bought this Moses basket through Amazon, stop using it and contact the seller. The notice is on GOV.UK.
Why it matters for your bed or cot
Straps have no place in a baby’s sleep space. The Lullaby Trust’s clear-cot advice lists “products designed to keep your baby in one sleeping position, such as wedges or straps” among the items to leave out, alongside bumpers, pillows and soft toys, and it names a Moses basket as an acceptable sleep space provided the mattress is firm, flat and fits and nothing else is in there. The blanket supplied with this basket falls under the same bedding advice: lightweight, firmly tucked in and not above shoulder height.
