EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Wooden cot Basson “Julia” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1385/15
Summary
null The locking system of the movable side is not adequate. If a small child presses down on the edge of the bed, the locking mechanism may release, with the risk of the child passing over the top and falling, leading to injuries. Moreover, the snag points in the corners of the cot could pose a risk of strangulation if the child's clothing gets caught.In addition, there are gaps and holes in which a child can…
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Wooden cot — Basson
- Brand
- Basson
- Name / model
- Julia · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- 703486180086
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Child's wooden cot, supplied in a cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The locking system of the movable side is not adequate. If a small child presses down on the edge of the bed, the locking mechanism may release, with the risk of the child passing over the top and falling, leading to injuries. Moreover, the snag points in the corners of the cot could pose a risk of strangulation if the child's clothing gets caught.In addition, there are gaps and holes in which a child can entrap his/her fingers and the label with safety warnings and instructions for use is not in English or the national language.The consumer therefore does not have the necessary information about appropriate and safe use of the product.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 716.
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: 22/10/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗