EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Folding table and chair set “Unknown” — risk: entrapment, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1780/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries as there is no braking or blocking device for the scissorlike movement of the folding chairs and tables. This may result in the entrapment of the child, causing injuries.
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Product
Folding table and chair set
- Name / model
- Unknown · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Set consisting of a folding table and a folding chair. There are pictures of cartoon characters on the tabletop, the backrest and the seat of the chair. The folding and unfolding mechanism is similar for both the table and the chair and involves sliding a metal rail located under the seat of the cha
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries as there is no braking or blocking device for the scissorlike movement of the folding chairs and tables. This may result in the entrapment of the child, causing injuries.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 07/11/2013
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