
Swimming pool
Bestway
Hobby/sports equipmentDrowning
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Spain
What is the danger
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.
Requirements breached
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 Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 31 October 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.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03405/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-40
- Published
- 24 February 2026
- Modified
- 15 June 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/03408/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03405/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03404/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03402/25: the risk description of the notification has been updated to better reflect the risk. SR/03420/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with new risk description and legal provisions. Notification SR/03420/25: has been withdrawn on the request of the notifying country, following presentation of new test evidence.
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