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Plastic swing Junior “Junior Hinta” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00972/22
Summary
The ropes can be fixed to the swing seat with knots that may easily loosen. A child may fall down and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-8.
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Product
- Colourful plastic sheet swing with two ropes for children over 4 years, to be assembled at home. The suspension rope can be fastened with a knot without the use of a fastening element. Max. Load capacity: 40 kg.
What is the risk?
- The ropes can be fixed to the swing seat with knots that may easily loosen. A child may fall down and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard 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: 20/05/2022
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 20/05/2022
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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