Product safety report issued for Shark Tail Baby Sleeping Bag sold via Wish

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published a product safety report on 22 October 2026 for a Shark Tail Baby Sleeping Bag sold via the online marketplace Wish, identifying a serious risk of asphyxiation when the product is used in a sleep space for babies¹. The listing has been removed by Wish¹.

The product is described as a white and light blue hooded baby sleeping bag featuring a shark-themed design, with the Wish Product ID 68b25bffc580b9a37e67ff69 and an unknown country of origin¹. OPSS states that the product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005¹. The report sets out the hazard: without armholes to retain a child in position, a baby may slip into the sleeping bag and the material may cover a baby's nose and mouth, which could result in asphyxia leading to serious or even fatal harm; similarly, due to natural movement of the material, a hood may cover a baby's nose and mouth, which can lead to suffocation or asphyxiation¹.

The notification number for the report is 2610-0064¹. OPSS has also published a Product Safety Alert for Baby Sleeping Bags, which highlights the risk they may pose to babies¹.

Why it matters for households

The report concerns households that have bought this sleeping bag for a baby, whether new or secondhand, through Wish. OPSS advises owners to stop using the product immediately and keep it out of the reach of children, and to contact the distributor they purchased from to request a refund or replacement¹. The listing has been removed by Wish, so the product is no longer on sale there¹. OPSS points to its Product Safety Alert for Baby Sleeping Bags and to NHS safe sleep advice for further information¹.

The same week's reports cover other baby sleep products. On 21 October 2026 OPSS published a report for an Animal-Shaped Baby Sleep Pillow sold via Wish, presenting a risk of suffocation, with the listing removed from Wish; owners are told to stop using it and keep it away from children, and to contact the seller for a refund or replacement². On 23 October 2026 a report for a Goose Patting Baby Sleep Pillow sold via Wish, presenting a risk of suffocation, advised owners to stop using the product immediately and keep it out of reach of children, and to contact the seller for a refund or replacement; the listing was removed by Wish³. Both pillow reports note that pillows and soft toys are advised not to be placed in the sleep space for babies under the age of one year, as their presence increases the risk of overheating and airway obstruction, which have been associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)³.

On 26 October 2026 OPSS published further reports for baby sleeping bags sold via Joom, Wish, Vinted, Amazon and Etsy, each presenting a risk of asphyxiation and overheating because the products do not incorporate arm openings and/or incorporate a hood, which may allow an infant to slip down inside the product during use⁴. Each listing was removed by the marketplace concerned, and owners are advised to stop using the product for unsupervised sleep immediately and to contact the seller for a refund or replacement⁴. The Joom report carries no risk level, as do the Wish, Vinted, Amazon and Etsy sleeping bag reports, while the Shark Tail report is rated serious¹.

What happens next

No further steps beyond the removal of the listings and the refund or replacement advice to owners have been reported¹. Households can check product safety alerts and recalls through the staying-informed hub.