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Playpen — choking & injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingInjuriesStrangulationJun 21, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Playpen — choking & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Playpen — choking & injuries risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The presence of holes in the panels may allow children to climb on the top of the fence and fall over the edge, leading to a risk of injury. Clothes or objects, especially those attached to cords, can be caught in protruding parts of the product, increasing the risk of strangulation.The battery cover of the music box in the playpen can easily detach. Small children may put the batteries in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1, EN 12227, EN 1930 and EN 62115.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other

Product description

Plastic playpen with a basketball basket. Product sold online.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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