EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Playpen — risk: choking, injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01598/24
Summary
The presence of holes in the panels may allow children to climb on the top of the fence and fall over the edge, leading to a risk of injury. Clothes or objects, especially those attached to cords, can be caught in protruding parts of the product, increasing the risk of strangulation.The battery cover of the music box in the playpen can easily detach. Small children may put the batteries in the mouth and choke. The…
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Product
Playpen
- Name / model
- Playpen · UN-PL65
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Plastic playpen with a basketball basket. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The presence of holes in the panels may allow children to climb on the top of the fence and fall over the edge, leading to a risk of injury. Clothes or objects, especially those attached to cords, can be caught in protruding parts of the product, increasing the risk of strangulation.The battery cover of the music box in the playpen can easily detach. Small children may put the batteries in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1, EN 12227, EN 1930 and EN 62115.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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