An urgent advisory has been issued by Health Canada urging parents and caregivers to stop using infant self-feeding devices sold on AliExpress.ca because they pose serious choking and suffocation risks.
Infant self-feeding devices violate the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and are banned in Canada, the health agency said in a Jan. 24 advisory.
Health Canada is warning parents to immediately toss out all infant self-feeding devices. (Handout photo)
Some devices allow the baby to grasp the bottle and feed themselves prior to the development of the necessary muscles for independent feeding. Others are designed in such a manner that makes it challenging for the infant to stop feeding….