EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Toy pushchair “Unknown” — risk: injuries, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1956/14
Summary
null The locking device is not adequate and the pushchair is not sufficiently strong and may collapse. Children may be injured due to entrapment, mainly of fingers, between moving parts. The packaging is a thin, impermeable plastic bag which could cause suffocation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Toy pushchair
- Name / model
- Unknown · Ref. No 476680
- Batch number(s)
- Batch H361005
- Category
- Toys
- Pink, toy pushchair supplied in a plastic bag.
What is the risk?
- null The locking device is not adequate and the pushchair is not sufficiently strong and may collapse. Children may be injured due to entrapment, mainly of fingers, between moving parts. The packaging is a thin, impermeable plastic bag which could cause suffocation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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: 17/11/2014
- 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: 17/11/2014
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