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Bestway swimming pool — drowning risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDrowningOct 3, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Bestway swimming pool — drowning risk

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Hazard

The product has straps that can wrap around the pool on the outside of the supporting poles, and may create a foothold, allowing a child to access the pool and drown. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions by offering a repair kit — Manufacturer (31/10/2025)

Product description

Above-ground swimming pools, with a minimum height of 48 inches (122 cm), featuring compression straps running on the outside and over the vertical support legs. This does not apply to products manufactured after August 2025, which do not feature said compression straps.

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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