EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Children's cot BETICCO — risk: choking, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1315/19
Summary
Pieces of foam can easily be detached from the product, generating small parts, and there is a pocket on the outside of the cot. A small child could put the small foam pieces in the mouth and choke or introduce its head in the pocket and get trapped, leading to suffocation.The product does not comply with the relevant European Standard EN 716.
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Product
Children's cot — BETICCO
- Brand
- BETICCO
- Name / model
- Change
- Batch number(s)
- 59354444
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Children's cot with changing unit
What is the risk?
- Pieces of foam can easily be detached from the product, generating small parts, and there is a pocket on the outside of the cot. A small child could put the small foam pieces in the mouth and choke or introduce its head in the pocket and get trapped, leading to suffocation.The product does not comply with the relevant European Standard EN 716.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 31/07/2019
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