EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - Towel clip
Towel clip ZACK “Handdoekklem zelfklevend” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01319/23
Summary
When the clip is placed on a certain height where a child can barely reach it, a finger of a child may get stuck in the V-shape of the clip and the child might not be able to release itself. This might lead to serious injuries and amputation of a child's finger. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
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Product
Towel clip — ZACK
- Brand
- ZACK
- Name / model
- Handdoekklem zelfklevend · Genio
- Barcode
- 4034398401374
- Category
- Other - Towel clip
- The steel towel clip can hold a towel due to the V-shape of the product. The product can be attached to a wall by its adhesive side.
What is the risk?
- When the clip is placed on a certain height where a child can barely reach it, a finger of a child may get stuck in the V-shape of the clip and the child might not be able to release itself. This might lead to serious injuries and amputation of a child's finger. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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