EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Childcare articles and children's equipment
Baby blanket Queen West Trading Co. — risk: choking, entrapment, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00119/22
Summary
A child’s fingers may become trapped in loops and threads that have become loose or unraveled from the product. The threads can twist around parts of the body causing entrapment of the fingers and toes or can get wrapped around the neck of the child causing strangulation. The child can also put these in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive…
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Product
Baby blanket — Queen West Trading Co.
- Brand
- Queen West Trading Co.
- Name / model
- 714019, 714022
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- A pale grey/green blanket (label states 81cm x 101cm) consisting of two types of strands woven together in a crisscross pattern. The blanket is edged with loose strands forming a fringe around the perimeter. No age specified but the product label states: ‘’Baby Blanket’ and ‘for kids’.
What is the risk?
- A child’s fingers may become trapped in loops and threads that have become loose or unraveled from the product. The threads can twist around parts of the body causing entrapment of the fingers and toes or can get wrapped around the neck of the child causing strangulation. The child can also put these in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 12/08/2022
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 12/08/2022
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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