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0290/10

Swing - Chicken swing

Gepetto

ToysInjuries
Country of origin
Poland
Notifying country
Denmark
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The swing poses a risk of injuries to the heads of children because the impact force from the swing is too high (measured acceleration was 288 g whereas the requirement in EN 71-8 is that it should be less than 50 g). The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures taken

  1. Voluntary stop of sales by the importer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
Swing for children up to 35 month. Made of organic, FSC certified birch (wood) with a yellow head and body looking like a chicken (or duck). The weight of the toy is approximately 2.4 kg.
Brand
Gepetto
Model / type
Wooden baby swing.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0290/10 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2010-7
Published
18 February 2010

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-16578

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