Product recall
Product: Matalan Baby Sleeping Bags (range of patterned infant sleep bags)
Brand: Matalan Retail ltd
Category: Childcare articles and children’s equipment: swaddle blanket/wrap cloth
Country of origin: China
Affected products: Matalan Winnie the Pooh and Lumpy Sleep Bag (sales period 7 July 2025 to 13 March 2026, code C295792, barcode 295792000019); Matalan Bambi Sleep Bag (sales period 25 August 2025 to 13 March 2026, code C295833, barcode 295833000015); Matalan Dumbo Sleep Bag (sales period 25 August 2025 to 13 March 2026, code C295842, barcode 2295842000020); Matalan Tatty Ted Sleep Bag (sales period 3 November 2025 to 12 March 2026, code C296328, barcode 296328000015); Matalan Winnie the Pooh Sleep Bag (sales period 12 January 2026 to 12 March 2026, code C296559, barcode 2296559000013)
PSD notification number: 2603-0245
Published on GOV.UK: 8 April 2026
Action taken: “The products have been recalled from end users by Matalan.”
Advice to owners: “We recommend that consumers stop using this product immediately and return it to the nearest Matalan store for a full refund. No receipt is required.”
The hazard
The products present a risk of suffocation as the neck opening can stretch during reasonably foreseeable use. This may lead to the baby slipping inside the product during normal sleep movements, and suffocating.
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.
Checking yours
Match the design and code: Winnie the Pooh and Lumpy (C295792), Bambi (C295833), Dumbo (C295842), Tatty Ted (C296328) and Winnie the Pooh (C296559), sold between July 2025 and March 2026. Matalan’s product recall notice page has more.
Why it matters for your bed or cot
The fault is in the neck opening, which the notice says can stretch during reasonably foreseeable use until a baby slips inside during normal sleep movements. If a sleep bag’s neck has gone baggy, stop using it.
