80% of children's umbrella stand are not safe / Article / LSM.LV

As part of a European project, the CRACs in Latvia took 16 product samples, of which six were child restraints and 10 handkerchiefs (including 5 with play media). After testing the products in the laboratory, nine samples of products, or 56.25%, were considered hazardous:

• A child's munacle did not have sufficient shock resistance and insufficient ventilation holes to cause the choking of the child. There were also discrepancies in the failure to provide information or marks in accordance with the requirements.
• Three child restraints were not sufficiently resistant to shock and stretching. In addition, the length of the cord was inappropriate, which could put the baby at risk of falling asleep. In addition, product information is not provided in accordance with the requirements.
• Five child restraints with play elements resist not only the impact, stretching and length of strings, but also unsafe fasteners, at the same time. shape and size of the game elements. These badets also revealed inconsistencies in the provision of information.

According to the results, a child restraint, two children's handkerchiefs and five toy racks were stopped. The product is also removed from retailers. According to the results of the tests, the CRPC concludes that

80% of the children's shoe holders tested in Latvia did not meet the essential safety requirements

and that almost all the samples of the tested products were recognizable Brands of brands [19659009] Particular attention is paid to the purchase of handicrafts, as test results show that differences in the product offered by older people were twice as large as those of mbad-produced products. At the same time, manufacturers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the regulatory provisions so that the product they manufacture does not endanger the user.

In recent years, market surveillance authorities have received several reports of incidents involving children under 4 years of age. badociated with hoes and their owners. By using these products, the child can choke, choke and poison.

In order to secure the products offered to children on the European market, in 2017 the CRPC participated in the PROSAFE project on childcare items – baby carriers and umbrellas for children. A total of 13 market surveillance authorities from 11 Member States of the European Union participated in the project. A total of 195 samples were sampled and tested, of which 73 were sawn parts and 122 were handkerchiefs. Of the 122 tissue holders, 77 were traditional tissue holders and 45 were toys. Inspections revealed that 29% of seamstresses and 78% of seamstresses were not safe from the samples taken.

As a result of the project, 31 RAPEX reports on the detected dangerous goods were made, 39 samples of products were suspended and the product was removed. points of sale. More than 45 samples of goods required small measures or notices were given to merchants.

Find out about the dangerous pentagons discovered in Latvia and their holders in the database created by the CRPC. Insecure products discovered in Europe can be found in the RAPEX Early Warning System Weekly Report.