EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Window blinds Colours “Bamboo Roll Up Blind” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1627/13
Summary
null The pull cord breakaways are too strongly locked. The risk of strangulation to young children is due to the excessive force required to separate or break the cord's safety device.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 16434.
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Product
Window blinds — Colours
- Brand
- Colours
- Name / model
- Bamboo Roll Up Blind · 1. Bamboo Natural Roll Up Blind, 2. Zanni Bamboo Roll Up Blind & Valance, 3. Tobo Bamboo Roll Up Slat Blind
- Batch number(s)
- Batches of 1.: 5069484, 5069491, 5069507, 5200115, 5200122, 52001395200146Batches of 2.: 5069521, 5069538, 5069460,5069583Batches of 3.: 5052931000234, 5052931000241, 5052931000258, 5052931000265
- Category
- Other - -
- Roll up bamboo window blinds in various colours and sizes.
What is the risk?
- null The pull cord breakaways are too strongly locked. The risk of strangulation to young children is due to the excessive force required to separate or break the cord's safety device.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 16434.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 11/10/2013
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