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Home Innovations roller blind — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationOct 7, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Home Innovations roller blind — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Home Innovations roller blind — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of strangulation as the length of the cord is too long and can form a loop in which a child could become entangled. The product does not bear adequate warnings. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13120.

Product description

A roller blind with a scallop edge border. 100% polyester fabric with a metal top tube. Available in cream, natural and white colours. Sizes: 2ft, 3ft, 4ft, 5ft and 6ft. The blind is operated by a beaded chain cord and has a sidewinder mechanism with a safety device to keep the chain taunt.

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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