EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Childcare articles and children's equipment
Sleep bag Baby- jou “Muslin sleeping bag” — risk: entrapment, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/00022/21
Summary
There is an opening in the sleep bag that allows the finger of the baby to penetrate. This could cause ischemia of the finger in case it remains entrapped. Furthermore, the top stop of the slide fastener at the neck opening is placed on the top instead of bottom of the product. If the parent does not close the slide fastener completely, the child could slip inside the sleep bag and suffocate. The product does not…
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Product
Sleep bag — Baby- jou
- Brand
- Baby- jou
- Name / model
- Muslin sleeping bag · ART 3006
- Barcode
- 8714929006563
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Muslin summer sleeping bag, 90 cm. length, for +6 months.
What is the risk?
- There is an opening in the sleep bag that allows the finger of the baby to penetrate. This could cause ischemia of the finger in case it remains entrapped. Furthermore, the top stop of the slide fastener at the neck opening is placed on the top instead of bottom of the product. If the parent does not close the slide fastener completely, the child could slip inside the sleep bag and suffocate. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 16781:2018.
Measures taken
- 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: 15/03/2021
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/03/2021
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