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Safety at home for babies and children

Bumps and bruises are a part of growing up – but home shouldn't be a place where children suffer a serious injury. To make everyday life as safe as possible, a good starting point is to look at your home furnishing through the eyes of a child.

In a room with two SLÄKT extendable beds, a child lies with their feet on the wall as another child leaps onto the bed.
In a room with two SLÄKT extendable beds, a child lies with their feet on the wall as another child leaps onto the bed.

More child and baby safety topics to explore

A smiling person with grey hair and beard uses both arms to hold a smiling child above his head beneath a white ceiling.

Because they have a higher centre of gravity compared with an adult, children can lose their balance.

BILLY bookcases full of books are on the wall behind a child in dark trousers and a striped jumper swinging a green soft toy.
“
Always stay one step ahead of your child.
”

Herdís StorgaardExpert in child safety, Iceland

A blue whale and a yellow octopus BLÅVINGAD soft toy sticking out between a yellow low pile LANGSTED rug and a white cabinet.

IKEA soft toys have embroidered eyes so that they can't be pulled off or swallowed.

An ongoing commitment to product safety

How IKEA develops safe products

Safety is key in the development of IKEA products, to make sure that they can withstand the demands of everyday life at home. We put all our products through rigorous stress and functionality testing so that you can enjoy them with peace of mind. This includes after putting them on sale on all our channels.

The full list of IKEA product recalls

Sometimes, despite all our tests and certifications, we find out that one of our products already on sale could be a potential hazard. When that happens, we launch a process to recall it as fast as possible. Here you can check if you have an IKEA product that has been recalled and, if so, what you can do.

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