EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Floating board Laycol “Baby Pool Float” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02681/25
Summary
The product's canopy could cause it to lift off the water if struck by a gust of wind. The child could fall from the product and be injured by impact or drown in the water. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Floating board — Laycol
- Brand
- Laycol
- Name / model
- Baby Pool Float · B1214/B1214Y
- Batch number(s)
- 241015A001
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Inflatable floating board with a canopy, intended for children of 3 to 36 months. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.
What is the risk?
- The product's canopy could cause it to lift off the water if struck by a gust of wind. The child could fall from the product and be injured by impact or drown in the water. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 10/03/2025
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 07/05/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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