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Plastic swing Mochtoys “Round Swing” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00734/22
Summary
The swing is not sufficiently resistant to load. As a consequence, under load the seat may separate from the rope and the child may fall off the swing 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
- Green plastic disc swing. Maximum load capacity: 100 kg
What is the risk?
- The swing is not sufficiently resistant to load. As a consequence, under load the seat may separate from the rope and the child may fall off the swing 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): Call for corrective action
- Date of entry into force: 03/05/2022
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 03/05/2022
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 03/05/2022
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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