A manufacturer has recalled about 1m buggies in the US after reports that 12 children had their fingertips cut off when they were caught in the hinges.
However, Irish consumers and those in the rest of Europe are not affected by a recall of Maclaren’s buggies.
The UK company said extra warnings will be put on the pushchairs.
The firm will put warning labels on the buggy and in the instruction manual stressing carers should keep children clear of the buggy while it is being unfolded or folded, it said.
All Maclaren single and double umbrella pushchairs, including the popular Volo and Techno models, were voluntarily recalled by the firm in the US.
Maclaren USA yesterday announced it is providing customers and retailers with a kit to cover the ‘elbow joint’ on the hinge mechanism.
A statement said: ‘Maclaren buggies meet - and often exceed - both EU and USA safety standards for products in our category and there have been no product defects or non-compliances.
‘Following careful consideration of the issue and discussion with UK Trading Standards, these measures will not apply to Maclaren umbrella buggies in the UK or the rest of Europe.
‘There are a lower number of similar reported incidents amongst the considerably higher number of Maclaren buggies sold in Europe annually relative to the US market.
The statement said since 1967, Maclaren has engineered its strollers to specifically exceed global standards for safety, reliability and durability.
The company said that in the EU several different types of corrective action can be taken by producers or distributors, aimed at removing a safety risk.
These can include changing the design of products, withdrawing products, sending information and warnings about correct use of products to consumers, modifying products at the customer's premises or elsewhere and recalling products from consumers for replacement or refund.
A spokeswoman said in the US, the term ‘recall’ is used more generically and often applied across most types of corrective action.
She said Maclaren USA is not recalling products from consumers for replacement or refund but is modifying products at consumers' homes.
Yesterday the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said US customers should stop using the pushchairs immediately.
