Urgent warning issued to parents over baby car seat sold in Ireland

Parents are being warned to stop using a specific car seat sold in Decathlon until they have checked one detail.

According to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), the seat poses a choking hazard due to the placement of a label.

The fabric safety label is attached to the harness strap and may not be securely fastened to it.

Due to fears of it detaching and causing a choking hazard, the CCPC opted to recall the product.

The recall notice reads: “The product poses a choking hazard. The fabric safety label (circled above) attached to the harness strap may not be securely fastened and could detach.

"If this occurs, a child may place the label in their mouth and choke.

“The brand is HAMAX. The models 4091054 and 8591602. The barcode is 70297755203498.

“There are approximately 123 affected products in the Republic of Ireland. This product was sold in Decathlon Ireland.”

The product was sold from December 28th, 2020 until August 6th, 2026.

Officials have asked consumers to “stop using the seat immediately until the label has been removed. Seats without this label are not affected.”

You can check the shoulder harness strap for the textile label shown above. If you find it, carefully cut the label off completely.

“Once removed, the seat can continue to be used.”

If you prefer not to remove the label yourself, you can bring the seat to a Decathlon store, where the label will be removed free of charge.

For more information, you can contact Decathlon’s Customer Relation Centre via email at [email protected] from Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.