EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Childcare articles and children's equipment
Sleep bag — risk: suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/00023/21
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. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 16781:2018.
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Product
Sleep bag
- Batch number(s)
- 9 00000002695
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Sleep bag in white with koalas, intended for babies of 0-6 month.
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. 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: 15/01/2021
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/01/2021
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