EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Children's bicycle helmet Banwood — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00593/22
Summary
The impact absorption capacity of the helmet is insufficient. In the event of an impact, a child may suffer head injuries. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 1078.
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Product
Children's bicycle helmet — Banwood
- Brand
- Banwood
- Name / model
- Helmet · BW-Helmet-White
- Batch number(s)
- ENW0121
- Barcode
- 8435441827640
- Category
- Protective equipment
- White children's bicycle helmet. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The impact absorption capacity of the helmet is insufficient. In the event of an impact, a child may suffer head injuries. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 1078.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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