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Penguin Shaped Cushion — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationJan 31, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Penguin Shaped Cushion — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The product includes a long red scarf which can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (29/11/2024)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (29/11/2024)

Product description

A penguin-shaped novelty cushion. Product sold online, in particular via www.therange.co.uk.

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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