Baby seat HAMAX Buddy: safety warning in the Netherlands
Official title (Dutch): Veiligheidswaarschuwing kinderzitje HAMAX Buddy
Is this a recall?
NVWA publishes safety warnings (veiligheidswaarschuwingen) from companies about unsafe food and consumer products. The company named in the warning is responsible for taking the product off the market and, where it applies, recalling it from consumers. NVWA does not publish an end date; follow the official warning.
Why is there a warning about Baby seat HAMAX Buddy?
Issue: Choking hazard. The warning says (Dutch, as published): « HAMAX waarschuwt via Decathlon voor kinderzitje HAMAX Buddy. Het stoffen merklabel op de veiligheidsgordel zit niet goed vast. Een kind kan dit label losmaken en in de mond steken, wat een direct risico op verstikking oplevert. Gebruik het kinderzitje niet. Bekijk de waarschuwing op de website van Decathlon »
What should I do if I have this product?
Stop using the product; see the Dutch advice in the official NVWA warning. Match the product name, barcode and date first; the Dutch warning is the authoritative text.
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Is my product affected?
The product details below are copied from the official NVWA warning, with English labels and the Dutch label in brackets. Your product is only covered if it matches; a similar name is not enough.
- Product (Dutch label)
- Baby seat HAMAX Buddy
- Item number (Artikelnummer)
- 4091054
- Model / type (Modelnummer)
- 8591602
- Barcode (EAN) (Streepjescode)
- 70297755203498
- Sale period (Verkoopperiode)
- van 01-01-2022 tot 06-08-2026
- Issue (English summary)
- Choking hazard
- Warning published
- October 16, 2026
- Authority
- Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)
- Region
- Netherlands
Official warning text in Dutch (as published)
HAMAX waarschuwt via Decathlon voor kinderzitje HAMAX Buddy. Het stoffen merklabel op de veiligheidsgordel zit niet goed vast. Een kind kan dit label losmaken en in de mond steken, wat een direct risico op verstikking oplevert. Gebruik het kinderzitje niet. Bekijk de waarschuwing op de website van Decathlon
Where was it sold?
The warning is published for the Netherlands. It does not establish whether the product was also sold in other countries.
Product photos on nvwa.nl are credited to the company and are not reproduced here. Record last checked against the NVWA feed on October 19, 2026.
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