Irish parents have been warned after a major recall takes place on a popular baby bouncer set.
Stokke AS is carrying out a voluntary recall of the Steps Bouncer and the Steps Newborn Set, which affects customers nationwide after over 300 units were sold in Ireland.
The brand have stated that customers who own both the bouncer or the newborn set and the Steps Chair might experience the bouncer not attaching properly to the chair, despite the locking indicator flashing green.
Someone leaning on the bouncer while it's attached to the chair may cause the bouncer to detach from the chair, which is a potential fall hazard.
Parents who feel they have the affected products are told to cease using it straight away, and to get in touch with the retailer or Stokke directly.
A recall notice posted on the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission states: "Stokke AS is carrying out a voluntary recall of Steps Bouncer, Steps Newborn Set."
"Consumers who own both the Steps Bouncer or Steps Newborn Set and the Steps Chair set may experience the bouncer not attaching properly to the chair despite the locking indicator turning green.
"A person leaning on the bouncer while attached to the chair may cause the bouncer to detach from the chair and cause a potential fall hazard," it reads.
"This recall affects over 300 units in the Republic of Ireland. If you believe you have this product then you should stop using it immediately and contact the retailer you purchased it from or Stokke directly at 1800 948 232."
Sets produced between February 2014 and 21 December 2018 are being recalled by the popular brand. If you are affected, Stokke will issue you with a new bouncer as a replacement free of charge.
Stokke has also recently confirmed that it is voluntarily upgrading the harnesses on the Stokke Tripp Trapp Newborn Sets produced from October 2018.
A spokesperson for the brand said: ‘The safety and wellbeing of babies and children using Stokke products remain our foremost priority.
"Stokke products are approved to all relevant and prevailing safety standards and to ensure this standard is upheld, we continue to be committed to the continuous improvement of our products.’
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