EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk New Furniture
Chair — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02407/26
Summary
The chair model K224 is unsafe due to insufficient stability, posing a risk of falls and injuries. It fails to meet EU safety regulations and standards EN 12520 and EN 1022. The product has been withdrawn from the market by the retailer.
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Product
Chair
- Name / model
- K224
- Barcode
- 590524811740
- Category
- Furniture
- Chair with a metal frame, padded seat and backrest covered in artificial leather. Leg frame made of 25 mm diameter metal tubes, 19 mm diameter plastic legs at the bottom. The seat is attached with M6, the backrest with M8 screws. Dimensions: 450 × 445 × 1010 mm, seat height 475 mm. Weight 6.9 kg.
What is the risk?
- The chair is not sufficiently stable. The user could therefore fall and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the European standards EN 12520 and EN 1022.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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