Is Child suffocation warning needed in the UK on polybag packing - or just a US thing?
I am a UK seller selling both children related and non related items. All of these will be packed in plastic bags greater than 5 inches.
However, on amazon uk and Europe sites I do not find anywhere mentioned that a child warning is needed. I only found it on seller central .com (US) websites.
Can someone advise if it is needed. And if so, can it just be a sticker, or does it need to be printed
UK link: https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/external/G200141500?language=en_GB
States needed in boxed units which are to be plastic packed. No mention in poly bagged products
US Link: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/G200141500?language=en_US
States needed in polly bagged products
6 replies
Seller_esvgLzKXw2YAl
Not entirely sure of Amazon’s requirements, but can say with a certain amount of certainty, that you won’t see a product in a plastic bag in any shop in the UK, without a warning on it. I’m pretty sure that it’s a legal requirement! So I would imagine, that the answer is yes.
Seller_BS5lg2keRs2QO
Amazon’s guidance:
“Bags that have an opening that measures more than 5 inches when laid flat must have a suffocation warning printed on or affixed to the bag in a prominent location and in a legible font size.”
Seller_PUgTge8LPB8FY
I can’t see any indication that this a UK/EU legal requirement as such, but ROSPA certainly recommends it for packaging of items that might be used by children.
https://www.rospa.com/faqs/detail?id=110
We always put suffocation warnings on all the plastic bags we send to FBA, in case there are any Amazon employees with a mental age of less than 18.
Seller_Rq52MhSdqGrHF
Haha… Indeed, thank you for your quick replies. I take it that there is no regulation, but we should just do it. I will use the sticker on top for now. Any size recommendations?
