EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Children's chair “Battery Car Chair” — risk: entrapment, injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0445/15
Summary
null The harness is designed with a loop which may cause strangulation. Furthermore, an opening between the armrest and the seat may cause the child's hands, foot or head to become trapped. Finally the chair is not sufficiently stable and can easily tip over backwards causing injuries.
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Product
Children's chair
- Name / model
- Battery Car Chair · BNY-G-1
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Chair for small children with harness, available in different colours such as pink, yellow, blue and red. The seat has colourful prints.
What is the risk?
- null The harness is designed with a loop which may cause strangulation. Furthermore, an opening between the armrest and the seat may cause the child's hands, foot or head to become trapped. Finally the chair is not sufficiently stable and can easily tip over backwards causing injuries.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 01/12/2014
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 01/12/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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