Our Case Studies

This case study outlines the long campaign to revise the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, the effect these rules had on nursery products, and the eventual removal of most baby products from scope.

In April 1998, Liverpool Trading Standards issued a public statement alleging that 10 babywalkers — some manufactured by BPIA (then BPA) members — were unsafe. Parents were advised not to purchase these products, and an investigation was announced into models said to be non-compliant with safety standards.

In 1994, the UK baby products industry faced one of its most damaging crises. A television programme broadcast claims that cot mattresses could release toxic gases linked to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) — a devastating and poorly understood condition.