EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Children’s travel cot Jumbo — risk: choking, strangulation, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0312/16
Summary
null The zip pullers can easily detach. A small child could put them in the mouth and choke. Moreover, the base of the bed (mattress) folds too easily and there is a pocket on the outside of the cot. A small child could pull the base up and get trapped underneath or introduce its head in the outside pocket of the cot and get trapped, leading to suffocation.The string located inside the changing unit is too long…
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Product
Children’s travel cot — Jumbo
- Brand
- Jumbo
- Name / model
- Code: 1080656, Item No.: P9020
- Batch number(s)
- 0298254000031
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Blue, green and red children’s travel cot with two wheels, changing unit and mosquito net with hanging toys. The sides of the cot are decorated with the pictures of 3 sheep. There is a pocket on the outside. The cot can be converted to rocking. The product is packed in a white cardboard box. In the
What is the risk?
- null The zip pullers can easily detach. A small child could put them in the mouth and choke. Moreover, the base of the bed (mattress) folds too easily and there is a pocket on the outside of the cot. A small child could pull the base up and get trapped underneath or introduce its head in the outside pocket of the cot and get trapped, leading to suffocation.The string located inside the changing unit is too long, posing a risk of strangulation.In addition, there are gaps and openings between the sides and the changing unit of the cot. The small child can put its finger inside and get trapped.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 716-1/2.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 21/07/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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