How do I check an Argos, Sainsbury's or Tu sleeping bag for the wrong-tog recall?

Which Tu style numbers did the 2019 notice name?

This is a label-code match, not a tog-rating explainer. Two style numbers appear on surviving official reprints of the Argos / Tu notice dated 1 October 2019. PlayPennies and other news pages repeated those codes; the figures below come from local-authority and Jersey product-recall pages that quoted the Argos wording.

The Argos wording on those reprints is that the level of insulation exceeded the specified rating and may cause an infant to overheat. That is the retailer reason. The 2019 pages did not publish the measured tog.

How do I match a second-hand bag to those codes?

1. 1
   Find the inner style number Open the neck. The number is usually on the back of the sewn-in label. You need 134877764 or 134878142 in full — a floral or vehicle print without the number is not a match.
2. 2
   Photograph the tog line on the same label Reprints describe a 0.5 to 1 tog label. Photograph that line so you can compare it with any later official page.
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   Search today's GOV.UK list Type each style number, then `Tu sleeping bag` and `Argos sleeping bag`, into Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls. Older high-street notices can drop off the live list even though second-hand bags are still circulating.
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   If GOV.UK has no hit, keep the local-authority wording A missing live OPSS card is not a withdrawal of the 2019 retailer notice. Use the Bromley / Jersey reprints for the codes, then contact Argos or Tu and ask whether that return route is still open.

Is the 2019 notice still on the live OPSS list?

Treat the live list as something you re-check, not as a permanent archive. When this page was checked on 10 September 2026, the surviving official copies of the 2019 wording sat on a London Borough of Bromley trading-standards reprint and on gov.je (Jersey). The current Tu clothing product-recalls page listed other active clothing recalls and did not list 134877764 or 134878142.

That is why the job for a used bag is: match the style number, then search GOV.UK again, then ask the retailer. Do not rely on a six-year-old news post as the last word.

• Code matches: follow the stop-use line from the 2019 notice and ask Argos / Tu how to return it now.
• Different Tu style number: this notice does not cover it. Still search GOV.UK for that number.
• No style number: you cannot complete this match.

What return details did the 2019 notice print?

The Bromley and Jersey reprints quoted Argos as follows: stop using the sleep bag immediately; return it to an Argos store or a Sainsbury's click-and-collect store; proof of purchase was not required; if no store was nearby, call 0800 028 6658 or email [email protected] for a returns label. The reprints named a dedicated helpline open 8am–8pm, Monday to Sunday, and a refund of £14.

Phone numbers and refund amounts from 2019 can change. Confirm with the retailer before you travel. Tu's current recalls page quotes a different careline for today's active clothing recalls.

Why do official pages talk about overheating rather than a new tog number?

The retailer notice never published the measured tog. It only said insulation exceeded the specified rating. The Lullaby Trust says the risk of SIDS is higher in babies who get too hot, and that a sleep bag should be well fitted; it does not publish a tog chart. This page does not add one.

If you are choosing what a baby wears tonight, use the Trust's dress-your-baby page and your bag's own label — not this 2019 code list.

In shortMatch 134877764 or 134878142, stop using a matching bag, search GOV.UK again, then ask Argos or Tu about the current return route. A different Tu code is outside this notice.

Do these bags still turn up second-hand?

Yes — that is why a 2019 code still matters. Charity shops and marketplace listings often show the print and not the style number. Ask for a photo of the inner label before you take the bag. The Lullaby Trust product guide tells families to search "product recalls" on GOV.UK before using second-hand sleep items.