EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Sleep bag for babies Disney “PUSSYCATS” — risk: entrapment, injuries, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00873/21
Summary
The top stop of the slide fastener at the arm opening is placed on the top instead of bottom of the product. Furthermore, the neck opening is too large in relation to the child height/age. This can increase the risk of the baby to slip inside the sleep bag and suffocate. In addition, as there are loops (a bow and a loop label) on the sleep bag, the baby could entrap a finger in the bow. The product does not comply…
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Product
Sleep bag for babies — Disney
- Brand
- Disney
- Name / model
- PUSSYCATS · DPTU01\102 85cm/110cm
- Barcode
- 3534440371767
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Sleep bag for babies of white and pink colour with a zipper at the front and a pink bow. The sleep bag has removable sleeves attached by a zipper.
What is the risk?
- The top stop of the slide fastener at the arm opening is placed on the top instead of bottom of the product. Furthermore, the neck opening is too large in relation to the child height/age. This can increase the risk of the baby to slip inside the sleep bag and suffocate. In addition, as there are loops (a bow and a loop label) on the sleep bag, the baby could entrap a finger in the bow. 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: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 07/06/2021
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 08/06/2021
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product
- Date of entry into force: 20/05/2021
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