EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Wooden playpen Vertbaudet — risk: choking, entrapment, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0059/19
Summary
A screw from a plastic part enabling the playpen to be assembled and folded can come loose. As a result, the assembly system and locking mechanism (latch) can be damaged. A small child may put the screw in the mouth and choke. There is also a risk of shearing of children’s fingers because the latch is mobile and a risk of entrapment of the child's fingers due to a small, white, plastic part with a hole in it…
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Product
Wooden playpen — Vertbaudet
- Brand
- Vertbaudet
- Name / model
- 70335-0011-6429 (grey), reference 99VB013 , 70335-0011-6509 (natural), reference 99VB019
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Foldable, wooden playpen with three different levels.
What is the risk?
- A screw from a plastic part enabling the playpen to be assembled and folded can come loose. As a result, the assembly system and locking mechanism (latch) can be damaged. A small child may put the screw in the mouth and choke. There is also a risk of shearing of children’s fingers because the latch is mobile and a risk of entrapment of the child's fingers due to a small, white, plastic part with a hole in it, located under the latch, which may become accessible to children. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 12227.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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