EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Soother holder Playshoes “Holz-Schnullerkette” — risk: choking, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0020/19
Summary
The product (orange ring) breaks easily, generating small parts, and the ventilation holes of the soother holder are inadequate and lack for the decorative component (teddy bear). A small child may put the small parts or the soother holder/decorative component in the mouth, where it could get stuck and block the child’s airways. The product does not comply with the relevant European standards EN 71-1 and EN 12586.
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Product
Soother holder — Playshoes
- Brand
- Playshoes
- Name / model
- Holz-Schnullerkette · Art.781734
- Batch number(s)
- 4010952285574
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Wooden soother holder with a teddy bear figure attached to the string.
What is the risk?
- The product (orange ring) breaks easily, generating small parts, and the ventilation holes of the soother holder are inadequate and lack for the decorative component (teddy bear). A small child may put the small parts or the soother holder/decorative component in the mouth, where it could get stuck and block the child’s airways. The product does not comply with the relevant European standards EN 71-1 and EN 12586.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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