OPSS Serious Childcare articles childrens equipment
Product Safety Report: SwimBoBo Baby Swim Float sold via Amazon (2408-0101)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2408-0101 and 2408-0195
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the design of the float could allow a gust of wind to catch under the canopy, lifting the swim float off of the water.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandSwimBoBo
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
SwimBoBo Baby Swim Float sold via Amazon
- Brand
- SwimBoBo
- Name / model
- K2003
- Category
- Childcare articles childrens equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: SwimBoBo Baby Swim Float sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the design of the float could allow a gust of wind to catch under the canopy, lifting the swim float off of the water.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed from the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Childcare articles and children’s equipment - baby swim float
- Brand
- SwimBoBo
- Model
- K2003
- Amazon identifiers
- X001Q2FORD, FBA15J1TPRKFU000014
- SKU
- K8013-FBA
- Country of Origin
- China
- Counterfeit
- Unknown
- Product description
- A swimming float ring with canopy and dinosaur designs printed onto it.
- 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.
- This 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. The listing has been removed from the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2408-0101 and 2408-0195
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed from the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Childcare articles and children’s equipment - baby swim float
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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