OPSS Serious Childcare articles childrens equipment
Product Safety Report: Baby Swimming Float FB1027 sold via Amazon (2411-0063)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2411-0063
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the canopy can cause the float to lift off the water when in use, causing the user to fall from a height.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Baby Swimming Float FB1027 sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- Number
- Category
- Childcare articles childrens equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Baby Swimming Float FB1027 sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the canopy can cause the float to lift off the water when in use, causing the user to fall from a height.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Childcare articles and children’s equipment - Swimming Float
- Model Number
- FB1027
- Amazon product identifiers
- X00201V6CL, FBZ15J72KBQDU000009
- Size
- Applicable age: 3-12 months - Applicable weight: 5-10kg
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A blue and green swimming float ring with harness.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as, if a baby is placed in the swim float with the canopy attached, a gust of wind could catch under the canopy and lift the swim float off the water. This can cause the baby to be dropped at height back to the ground, causing injuries.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2411-0063
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Childcare articles and children’s equipment - Swimming Float
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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