EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Furniture
Children's Cot — risk: entrapment, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00497/23
Summary
A child risks entrapment and/or strangulation in the cot as it could become entangled with the clothing on one of the corners of the bed or stuck in the space between the bars of the upright sides. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 716-1.
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Product
Children's Cot
- Name / model
- Cot · Tola
- Category
- Furniture
- Children's cot. Product also sold online.
What is the risk?
- A child risks entrapment and/or strangulation in the cot as it could become entangled with the clothing on one of the corners of the bed or stuck in the space between the bars of the upright sides. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 716-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 19/01/2023
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