{"id":138744,"date":"2025-10-22T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/138744\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:27:09","slug":"dunnes-stores-urgently-recalls-popular-e2-item-bought-by-over-4000-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/138744\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunnes Stores urgently recalls popular \u20ac2 item bought by over 4,000 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dunnes Stores has issued an urgent recall of a popular children&#8217;s item sold to over 4,000 customers due to a potential safety risk.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16_dunnes-stores.jpg\" alt=\"Dunnes Stores (stock image)\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Dunnes Stores (stock image)(Image: Facebook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Dunnes Stores has pulled a popular children&#8217;s product from sale amid safety fears. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/product-recalls\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">An urgent recall<\/a> has been issued for its 2 Pack Baby Boys and Girls Mittens after it was found they could pose a risk of injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Safety officials have warned that long threads from the mittens could wrap around a baby&#8217;s finger, potentially causing swelling or loss of movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The \u20ac2 mittens were sold both in stores and online, with around 4,100 of them purchased across Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">In a statement this afternoon, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission said: &#8220;<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/dunnes-stores\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dunnes Stores<\/a> Unlimited Company is carrying out a recall of 2 Pack Baby Boys and Girls Mittens. The risk presented by the product is injuries. While wearing the product, long threads from the product may wrap around the baby\u2019s finger causing swelling and a lack of function.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The affected items include the following styles and sizes:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Purple mittens (Style number 6242605)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"irishmirror\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Size 1 &#8211; 3 years: Barcode 5099016766401<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Size 6 &#8211; 12 months: Barcode 5099016766418<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Stripe mittens (Style number 6242605)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"irishmirror\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Size 1 -3 years: Barcode 5099016766425<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Size 6 &#8211; 12 months: Barcode 5099016766432<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Blue mittens (Style number 6243709)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"irishmirror\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Size 1 -3 years: Barcode 5099016766593<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Size 6 -12 months: Barcode 5099016766609<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Green mittens (Style number 6243709)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"irishmirror\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Size 1 -3 years: Barcode 5099016766616<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Size 6 &#8211; 12 months: Barcode 5099016766623<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Customers who bought the affected items are being urged to stop using them immediately and keep them out of reach of children.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_2PK-Baby-Mittens1JPG.jpg\" alt=\"2 Pack Baby Boys and Girls Mittens\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>2 Pack Baby Boys and Girls Mittens<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The mittens can be <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/supermarkets\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">returned to any Dunnes Stores branch<\/a> for a full refund.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_2PK-Baby-MittensJPG.jpg\" alt=\"2 Pack Baby Boys and Girls Mittens\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>2 Pack Baby Boys and Girls Mittens<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Dunnes Stores has apologised for any inconvenience. A spokesperson said: &#8220;Due to the presence of long threads, there is a risk of injury to finger leading to a loss of function. We are issuing a product recall notice in respect of this product.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">&#8220;This product was sold in Dunnes Stores outlets and online on www.dunnesstores.com. You can return the product to your local store for a full refund. If you have any further queries in relation to this recall, please email us at customerservice@dunnesstores.com. We apologise for any inconvenience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=39e53cb8-b266-4e33-8d00-e9f7a38f420c&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sign up here.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dunnes Stores has issued an urgent recall of a popular children&#8217;s item sold to over 4,000 customers due&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,19264,18,19,17,55205,22115],"class_list":{"0":"post-138744","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-dunnes-stores","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-product-recalls","14":"tag-supermarkets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}