Health Canada has issued an urgent advisory for parents and caregivers to stop using infant self-feeding devices sold on AliExpress.ca, citing serious choking and suffocation hazards.
Infant self-feeding devices are banned in Canada and pose life-threatening risks that violate the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, the health agency warned.
“Consumers who have these affected products should immediately stop using them and dispose of the items,” Health Canada said.
The advisory, issued on Jan. 24, explains these devices allow infants to hold a bottle and feed before they have developed the necessary muscles to do so safely. They also position the bottle in a way that makes it hard for the infant to stop feeding when needed.
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As a result, Health Canada said, these products pose a choking or suffocation hazard to the infants using them, which can end in illness or death from aspirating the feeding liquid.
“When feeding, infants regurgitate small amounts of liquid food; therefore, they should be monitored at all times while feeding to ensure the caregiver can intervene if any concerning fluid intake or behaviours appear while the infant is feeding,” the agency added.
This advisory involves the following products:
- Baby Bottle Kids Cup Silicone Sippy Children Training Cute Baby Drinking Water Straw Feeding Bottle Hands-free Bottle (300 millilitres).
- Baby Cups Can Be Rotated Magic Cup Kids Leak-proof Drinking Water Bottle Hand Free Cup BPA Free (330 ml).
- Baby Feeding Bottle Long Straw Hands-free Bottle Nipple Multifunctional Baby Bottle Kids Cup Silicone Sippy Mouth NO BPA.
- Erduo Newborn Baby Water Feeding Bottles Gourdes Drinking Bottle Children with Straw Hands Free Silicone Baby Item Newborn Set.
Health Canada has banned infant self-feeding devices in Canada under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.
The products have been removed from sale online from AliExpress.ca and Health Canada said it has contacted the foreign third-party sellers and is advising consumers to stop using the infant self-feeding devices immediately.
AliExpress.ca reported that 60 units of the affected products were sold in Canada. So far, no incidents or injuries related to these products have been reported to Health Canada.
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