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Children's swing — injuries & strangulation risk (SR/02775/25)

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesStrangulationAug 1, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Children's swing — injuries & strangulation risk (SR/02775/25)
Photo from the official notice: Children's swing — injuries & strangulation risk (SR/02775/25)
Photo from the official notice: Children's swing — injuries & strangulation risk (SR/02775/25)

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

Hazard

The knots may come untied and the child may fall from the swing. Moreover, due to the insufficient technical design and incomplete assembly instructions, the child's neck, head and fingers can be caught in openings. This can cause the child to suffer injuries or strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-8.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor
  • Warning consumers of the risks — Distributor
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor

Product description

Children's hanging swing made of plastic. The hanging system consists of a rope that is anchored in each corner of the swing and ends in two connectors with metal rings. Product sold online, in particular via www.dracik.sk.

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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