GEUTHER Schwenk-Türschutzgitter (Swinging safety gate for doors) safety gate for children — choking & strangulation risk

Hazard

The gaps between the bars of the safety gate are too large: A crawling child may get its body through the bars, leaving the head blocked. When struggling to get free, it could lead to respiratory difficulties or strangulation. There are protruding corners (the grey piece of the locking device and in the middle of the safety barrier) where the garments of a child could get caught, causing strangulation.The sticker label on the safety gate detaches easily and may be put it in the mouth by a small child, causing it to choke.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1930.

Measures taken

• Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (28/09/2016)
• Recall of the product from end users — Other (24/11/2016)
• Warning consumers of the risks — Other
• Withdrawal of the product from the market — Manufacturer

Product description

Door gate made of wood to be fixed with screws. Manual locking system. Height: 83 cm. Adjustable width from 68 to 109 cm. Sold in a cardboard box. Only the batch mentioned above is affected but the number is only visible on the plastic bag containing the installation accessories. If unable to identi