EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Football goal — risk: entrapment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02258/23
Summary
There is a non-permitted dimension between the styles of the soccer goal. The lower edge of the opening is too high above playing surface. A child's head or neck can be entrapped in one of those openings. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with European standard EN1176-1.
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Product
Football goal
- Name / model
- AV180
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Anti-vandalism, mobile football goal in aluminium. Dimensions 180 x 120 cm. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- There is a non-permitted dimension between the styles of the soccer goal. The lower edge of the opening is too high above playing surface. A child's head or neck can be entrapped in one of those openings. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with European standard EN1176-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions
- Date of entry into force: 25/08/2023
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 25/08/2023
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