
Safety gate
Childwood · Optimo
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Notifying country
- Luxembourg
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
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
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 12 October 2016
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 12 October 2016
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
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- Model / type
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Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1575/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-048
- Published
- 25 November 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1499/16 in Report-2016-046 has been updated with complementary information on the product's traceability. The risk descriptions of notifications A12/1358/16; A12/1359/16; A12/1360/16; A12/1364/16; A12/1367/16; A12/1368/16, A12/1487/16; A12/1488/16 published in Report-2016-046 and Report-2016-043 have been updated in accordance with the responsible authority. Notification A12/1043/16 in Report-2016/033 has been downgraded to Article 11 following a re-assessment of the risk level by the notifying authority. The new notification number is A11/0115/16.
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