Product, Toy & Vehicle Recalls in the European Union

Belgium/Brussels: The European Union issues Report 46/2022 of its Rapid Alert System containing thirty-seven (37) consumer, automotive, commercial and industrial-based product recalls, a must-read for parents, caregivers, drivers, health and safety workers, company owners, healthcare workers and others: https://bit.ly/3Gz0E3s.

Direct link: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/detail/10000124?lang=en

Additional information:
Among the thirty-seven (37) recalls the European Union announced in its third report of November 2022, the following recall notification was made:

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Fidella Fusion branded Full-Buckle Babytrage – Saint Tropez Anthrazit Baby Backpack Baby Carriers, sold with a batch/lot designation of Fid FU-BS-2158 and a barcode/EAN of 4251243353033. This recall alert was submitted by Spain to the EU Safety Gateway under alert number A12/01625/22.

These Fidella Fusion branded Backpack Baby Carriers were marketed, sold and delivered as consumer-grade backpack-style infant/baby carriers used by parents and other caregivers to transport a child and are equipped with padded shoulders and sold in black with an off-black relief design. Each of the recalled Baby Carriers can be adjusted for shoulder height and weight and placement of the child.

No model numbers, manufacturing date codes, production dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification.

The hazards reported in the recalled Fidella Fusion branded Backpack Baby Carriers include the finding that the product label comes off easily. If this defect occurs, it poses consequential risks of choking, oral injury, internal ingestion, GI tract laceration damage, bowel obstruction and/or sepsis, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

Additionally, the Straps of the Carriers’ Head Rests are reportedly too long allowing the child’s neck to become entangled in them. The Straps to adjust the Bridge Width for the child’s legs are longer than prescribed by regulation. If this defect occurs, it poses risks of additional injuries to the child. Finally, the recalled Backpack Baby Carriers are sold with a Textile Bag with drawstrings. If a child puts his or her head inside the Bag and then pulls the drawstring to close it, the child may get strangled or be asphyxiated by it. This could lead to respiratory collapse, adverse cardiac events and/or brain damage leading to long-term developmental difficulties or even death.

As a consequence, utilizing the recalled Fidella Fusion branded Backpack Baby Carriers in a reasonable manner expected with their intended design and anticipated use could precipitate serious injury and/or life-changing health consequences.

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Proposed Remedy:
Due to these defects, the recalled Fidella Fusion branded Backpack Baby Carriers reportedly do not comply with the requirements of Europe’s General Product Safety Directive nor with European Standard 16512.

Consequently, a recall of these Backpack Baby Carriers has been issued for the European marketplace. You should not market, sell or use the recalled furniture products.

If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the recalled Backpack Baby Carriers, please do not use them. Instead, kindly contact the store from which you purchased the product for return instructions.

If you have a medical emergency, please contact 1-1-2, your closest hospital or emergency centre equipped to properly treat choking, oral injury, internal ingestion, GI tract laceration damage, bowel obstruction, sepsis, strangulation, asphyxiation, respiratory collapse, adverse cardiac events and/or brain damage.

Please note: 1-1-2 (also written as “112”) is the universal European emergency number you can dial free of charge from fixed and mobile phones anywhere in the EU. It will connect you to the local emergency services including police, ambulance, fire brigade. National emergency numbers are still in use too, alongside 1-1-2. but 1-1-2 is the only number you can use to access the emergency services in all EU countries.

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More information about this recall:
European Union Rapid Alert Report: 46-2022
EU Alert number: A12/01625/22
Recalls Direct RIN: 16467-2022
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