EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Climbing frame Montessorikidz “Montessori Play Gym” — risk: entrapment, injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01621/25
Summary
The product has too large openings between rungs as well as the climbing net where the body can pass but not the head of a small child and may cause strangulation. Moreover, the frame is not stable and can tip over causing the child to fall and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-8.
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Product
Climbing frame — Montessorikidz
- Brand
- Montessorikidz
- Name / model
- Montessori Play Gym
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Climbing frame. Product sold online, in particular via montessorikidz.no.
What is the risk?
- The product has too large openings between rungs as well as the climbing net where the body can pass but not the head of a small child and may cause strangulation. Moreover, the frame is not stable and can tip over causing the child to fall and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-8.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 14/04/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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