EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Swimming pool Bestway — risk: drowning
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03405/25
Summary
The product has straps that can wrap around the pool on the outside of the supporting poles, and may create a foothold, allowing a child to access the pool and drown. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Swimming pool — Bestway
- Brand
- Bestway
- Name / model
- Power Steel, Steel Pro
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Above-ground swimming pools, with a minimum height of 48 inches (122 cm), featuring compression straps running on the outside and over the vertical support legs. This does not apply to products manufactured after August 2025, which do not feature said compression straps.
What is the risk?
- The product has straps that can wrap around the pool on the outside of the supporting poles, and may create a foothold, allowing a child to access the pool and drown. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions by offering a repair kit
- Date of entry into force: 31/10/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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