EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Baby sling — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00242/26
Summary
Due to insufficient fastening capacity of the sling, the support is not adequate and the baby may slip out, fall and suffer serious injuries. This product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the European standard 16512.
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Product
Baby sling
- Name / model
- Baby Sling · Y1590
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Two-part baby sling without integrated leg openings, black on the outside, with a cloth-like mesh fabric and white padded inserts in some parts. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress (Unique identifiers: 005007565256736-12000041320277361).
What is the risk?
- Due to insufficient fastening capacity of the sling, the support is not adequate and the baby may slip out, fall and suffer serious injuries. This product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the European standard 16512.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 09/01/2026
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