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Children's bathing seat Badabulle “Foldable Bath Seat” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00032/23
Summary
The gap between the seat and the plastic board can cause finger entrapment and the board can separate from the seat, causing injuries. The sticker on the product can come loose and cause choking and no warning is provided on the risk of drowning when leaving the child sitting unattended on the bath seat during bathing. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with…
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Product
Children's bathing seat — Badabulle
- Brand
- Badabulle
- Name / model
- Foldable Bath Seat · B022003
- Batch number(s)
- 051221
- Barcode
- 661276173835
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Foldable plastic bath seat with a drawing on the backrest. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The gap between the seat and the plastic board can cause finger entrapment and the board can separate from the seat, causing injuries. The sticker on the product can come loose and cause choking and no warning is provided on the risk of drowning when leaving the child sitting unattended on the bath seat during bathing. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 17022.
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: 27/01/2023
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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