EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Safety gate for children Tec-Take “Türschutzgitter Kunststoff (Safety gate, plastic)” — risk: chemical, injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1639/16
Summary
null The safety gate can be opened easily due to an inadequate opening mechanism, with the risk of a child falling down the stairs. The gate has protruding corners where the garments of a child could get caught, causing strangulation. The plastic bag of the packaging is too thin and can cover the mouth and/or nose of a child, causing suffocation. Moreover, the material contains lead (measured value 403 mg/kg)…
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Product
Safety gate for children — Tec-Take
- Brand
- Tec-Take
- Name / model
- Türschutzgitter Kunststoff (Safety gate, plastic) · Model: SD1001, ITEM NO: 400847
- Batch number(s)
- 4260182876794
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Plastic safety gate.
What is the risk?
- null The safety gate can be opened easily due to an inadequate opening mechanism, with the risk of a child falling down the stairs. The gate has protruding corners where the garments of a child could get caught, causing strangulation. The plastic bag of the packaging is too thin and can cover the mouth and/or nose of a child, causing suffocation. Moreover, the material contains lead (measured value 403 mg/kg), Barium (measured value: 1197 mg/kg) and Chromium (measured value: 90 mg/kg).
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: 25/10/2016
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