EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Baby sleep bags Ergee — risk: suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01863/23
Summary
The neck opening is too large in relation to the child height/age. This can increase the risk of the baby to slip inside the sleep bag which could cover mouth and nose and cause suffocation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 16781.
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Product
Baby sleep bags — Ergee
- Brand
- Ergee
- Name / model
- 1152536 and 1152537: Grey penguin and grey seal, 1153830 and 1153829: Pink safari and light brown safari, 1157492 and 1157491: pink hearts and brown bears, 1159603 and 1157491: grey cars, grey shooting stars, green elephant and white elephant, 1164661 and 1164660: beige dotted and pink dotted, 11646
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Baby sleep bags, size: 50-65 cm /65-80 cm. Product sold online.
- Recall information: https://www.kik.de/
What is the risk?
- The neck opening is too large in relation to the child height/age. This can increase the risk of the baby to slip inside the sleep bag which could cover mouth and nose and cause suffocation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 16781.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 14/08/2023
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