Some baby products sold online found to be unsafe: Consumer safety watchdog

Some baby products and children’s jewellery sold online have been found to be unsafe, Singapore's consumer safety watchdog has found.

- Gabrielle Andres Correspondent

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) said in a press statement on Nov 13 that 17 of 22 products tested did not meet safety standards. These products involved were baby cots, strollers and children’s jewellery, including accessories.

CCS’ Consumer Product Safety Office (CPSO) had purchased and tested 22 products offered mainly by suppliers on retail platforms Shopee and Lazada throughout 2025. “Of the 22 higher-risk products sampled, 17 were found to be unsafe as they did not meet applicable product safety standards,” CCS said.

The remaining five products, which consisted of toys for babies and young children, were found to conform to international standards for physical and chemical safety.

Non-compliant baby cots were found to have hazards such as points where clothes could get trapped and potentially cause strangulation.

Others were found to have openings and moving parts or sides that were wide enough to trap a child’s fingers or head.

Some had bases that could break easily and cause falls, or sides with insufficient height to prevent children from climbing out.

Meanwhile, strollers were found to have frames or wheels that broke while passing over uneven surfaces, or had inadequate restraint systems — both of which could allow a child to fall out.

Some strollers had small and detachable parts that could cause choking, while others had moving parts that could trap, pinch or cut a child’s fingers or toes.