How do I check a weighted swaddle or weighted sleeping bag against UK official notices?

What wording does the Lullaby Trust use on weighted sleep products?

This is charity safer-sleep guidance, not a product recall. MayTally does not add a safe / unsafe line on top of it.

The same dress-your-baby page lists weighted bedding among products the Trust says to avoid, alongside pods, pillows, duvets, cot bumpers and sleep positioners. That list is about SIDS-related safer-sleep practice. It is not an OPSS recall of a named SKU.

How do I search OPSS for the exact product name?

US brand pages and CPSC posts often appear first when you paste an American weighted-swaddle name into a UK search box. Those pages are not the UK record. The Office for Product Safety and Standards publishes UK notices on GOV.UK.

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   Copy the words on the label Brand, model, "weighted", tog if printed, size / weight range, and any barcode. Marketplace titles such as "2lb sleep sack" are not enough on their own.
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   Search the GOV.UK list Open Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls and type the brand plus model, then try the barcode. Also try `weighted` with `swaddle` or `sleeping bag` to see whether any notice uses those words.
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   Read what kind of notice you have opened A product recall names a corrective action for owners. A product safety report may only record that a listing was removed. Neither is the same as the Lullaby Trust paragraph above.
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   Treat a US page as a prompt, not a substitute If a CPSC or US retailer page names a product, copy that exact name back into the GOV.UK box. Affected model codes and remedies can differ by country.

Not found ≠ safe. No UK listing means no recall on file for that name. It does not cancel the Lullaby Trust wording, and it does not mean OPSS has approved the product.

Is Lullaby Trust guidance the same as a UK recall?

No. A recall or product safety report is a government notice about a named product, batch or listing. The Lullaby Trust paragraph applies to the category — weighted swaddles, weighted blankets and weighted sleeping bags — for babies under one year.

• Guidance: The Trust's position on weighted products under one year, plus its general sleep-bag fit advice (well fitted at the neck and shoulders so the baby cannot wriggle down).
• Recall / report: Only if your exact name appears on the OPSS list. Follow that notice's corrective action.
• Neither is a MayTally verdict. This page attributes the Trust and points you at GOV.UK.

The Trust's product guide also warns families to be cautious of marketing that says a product "reduces the risk of SIDS" or helps a baby sleep longer or more deeply. Those claims are separate from whether a recall exists.

What if the weighted bag was bought from a US site or a second-hand seller?

Grey imports and marketplace bundles often carry a US size chart and no UKCA / CE sleep-bag marking. Search OPSS with the US model string anyway. The Lullaby Trust product guide tells families to search "product recalls" on GOV.UK before using second-hand sleep items, and to look for the relevant British Standard — for sleep bags, BS EN 16781:2018.

If you think a product on sale in the UK is unsafe, GOV.UK's consumer-reporting page sends England and Wales to the Citizens Advice consumer helpline, Scotland to Advice Direct Scotland, and Northern Ireland to the local district council.

Does this page choose a tog or a "safe" weighted brand?

No. Tog charts and room-temperature clothing sit on other MayTally guides. This page only does two jobs: quote the Lullaby Trust on weighted products, then send the exact name through OPSS.

In shortQuote the Lullaby Trust: weighted swaddles, blankets and sleeping bags are not recommended under one year. Then search the exact product name on GOV.UK. No listing means no recall on file — not a clearance.

What should I do if OPSS does name my product?

1. Stop using it and follow the corrective-action line on that notice.
2. Do not sell it on or pass it to a baby bank while it is listed.
3. Keep photos of the label and the PSD number.
4. Re-search the list later; notices can be widened.