The Recall Desk
ModerateCPSC·23724·Announced 2023-02-09

WeeSprout Baby Sleep Sacks Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

WeeSprout baby sleep sacks are being recalled because the zipper can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants. The company has received 17 reports of zipper detachment but no injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states no injuries have been reported, and the choking hazard is theoretical based on the zipper detachment defect. Under the rubric, when no illnesses or injuries are reported and the hazard is theoretical, the score is at most 3. The 17 reports of the defect itself (without injury) indicate this is a precautionary recall rather than a confirmed harm event, placing it in the Moderate range.

Plain-English summary

WeeSprout, operating as Wellaco Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee, is recalling approximately 31,630 baby sleep sacks. The sleep sacks are 100 percent cotton and were sold in sizes newborn through 36 months in four colors: blue dusk, dotted rose, gray stitch, and rosemary stitch.

The zipper on these sleep sacks can detach from the garment, posing a choking hazard to infants. The firm has received 17 reports of the zipper detaching from the sleep sack. No injuries have been reported.

The recalled sleep sacks were sold online at Amazon.com nationwide and on weesprout.com from August 2022 through December 2022 for approximately $17.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled sleep sack. The firm recommends consumers cut the sleep sack in half with scissors, take a photo of it, and discard it in household trash. Consumers can contact WeeSprout at 888-770-7092 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday), email [email protected], or visit www.weesprout.com/pages/sleep-sack-recall for more information. WeeSprout will provide a $17 refund or gift card credit upon receipt of a photo documenting that the sleep sack has been destroyed along with the consumer's contact information.

The recalled product

Product
Baby Sleep Sacks
Manufacturer
Wellaco Inc., dba WeeSprout, of Memphis, Tennessee
Category
Consumer Product — Infant / Baby Products
Hazard
  • choking
  • zipper-detachment
Affected units
31,630

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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