Health Canada Recalls Several Baby Loungers Due to Suffocation Risks

Health Canada is warning of safety risks linked to baby nests and loungers. Health Canada handout photo

Health Canada has issued a recall advisory for several brands of baby loungers due to “continued incidents and concerns” related to suffocation, strangulation, and fall hazards.

Seven baby loungers or nests, which are small, portable beds for infants that have soft, padded sides, have been recalled in Canada after numerous reports of incidents and concerns related to the products across North America, according to an Aug. 20 recall advisory. The affected products do not meet Canada’s safety regulations, it said.

“Many are advertised as multi-functional products that can be used as a sleep surface, changing mat and tummy time mat,” Health Canada said, while warning that the products are not safe for sleep as they may pose a suffocation risk.

The affected products include brands BChic and Chicure, FFQRLP, Hapden, Housbay, La Millou, Style Life Eleven, Zoomie Kids, and Vevor. Approximately 3,522 affected products were sold in Canada.

The product with the most sales in Canada was the BChic and Chicure model baby nests that have a tag with the brand name “eleven” printed on it. The product was sold in various printed fabrics and included a head pillow. The Chicure model also folds into a portable handbag with a handle.

The product was recalled on Aug. 1 as it poses a potential risk for falling, strangulation, and entrapment, according to Health Canada. The company reported that 3,007 units were sold in Canada from February 2020 to July 2025.

Similarly, an FFQRLP brand baby lounger for 0 to 24 month-olds sold on Amazon.ca was recalled by distributor First Island on Aug. 18, as the product creates the potential for strangulation, entrapment, and fall hazards, the federal agency says. Amazon reported that 48 units were sold in Canada.

A Hapden brand travel portable crib has also been recalled as of July 18 by its distributor, Men, previously known as Hapden.con.x. The product was sold on the Walmart.ca marketplace and has been recalled over concerns of falling, strangulation, and entrapment hazards. Walmart reported that 34 units were sold in Canada.

Some of the other affected products were sold on AliExpress, Wayfair and Vevor, and were similarly recalled over suffocation, strangulation, choking, entrapment, and falling hazards.

Safety Regulations

While Health Canada says it is not aware of any injury reports related to the affected products in Canada, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission received 45 reports of incidents involving similar baby lounger products, including 29 fatalities.

These reports have led Health Canada to launch a “sampling and evaluation program” for these types of products, and recall certain brands of baby loungers and nests that do not meet current Canadian safety regulations.

“The safest place for a baby to sleep is on their back, alone in a crib, cradle or bassinet that meets current Canadian safety regulations,” Health Canada says.

Baby loungers and nests in Canada must comply with the Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, Health Canada says.

Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the affected products, and Health Canada warns consumers not to use any baby lounger or nest as a sleep surface, even if the product is not listed as part of the recall. Instead, babies should sleep alone on a firm, flat surface, the federal agency says.

Health Canada advises consumers to never leave babies unattended in baby loungers or nests, and to not place these products inside another product, such as a crib, cradle, bassinet, or playpen, or on beds, air mattresses, or couches.

The agency suggests consumers avoid products with soft surfaces and padding due to an increased risk of suffocation, as well as products with restraints, handles, cords, strings, or ribbons due to risk of strangulation. Additionally, large openings or gaps in cribs, cradles, and bassinets may pose an entrapment or fall hazard, Health Canada says.