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Childwood Optimo safety gate — entrapment & strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEntrapmentStrangulationDec 2, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Childwood Optimo safety gate — entrapment & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Childwood Optimo safety gate — entrapment & strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The gaps between the bars are too large: A child may get its body through the bars and be stuck between its shoulders and its head. This could lead to respiratory difficulties or strangulation. In addition, there are gaps at the bottom of the safety gate, between the door and the frame where a child's fingers may get trapped and pinched.The product does not comply with the relevant standard EN 1930.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (12/10/2016)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (12/10/2016)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Manufacturer

Product description

Pressure-mounted safety gate with a metal frame and a wooden door which can be operated one-handed and opens in both directions. Sold in a cardboard box containing wall cups for an installation without drilling and screwing. Dimensions : 3 x 77 x 75 cm. Adjustable width from 77 to 83,5 cm. Extension

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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