Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products

https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10009444

by pseudotrash • 3 years ago

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jeroenhd• 3 years ago

I didn't know the EU had a centralised platform for recalls like this.

It's quite interesting to see toxic perfume bottles listed right next to cars (https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/ale...). That's a lot of recall variety for one single platform!

Tomte• 3 years ago

Is this a new frontend to Rapex? Did they rename Rapex?

Because consumer safety warnings (often toys with swallowing/strangulating hazards) have been available on some EU web site for years (decades, probably).

Deukhoofd• 3 years ago

Yeah they changed the name in 2019 (DECISION (EU) 2019/417), but it has existed since 2001. The name change was "For external communication reasons", probably due to it being read as "rape-x"

aaomidi• 3 years ago

What an awful name…

mbirth• 3 years ago

Not to be confused with RapeX:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rapex/

codeulike• 3 years ago

omg the baby self feeding pillows

edit: loads of them https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/ale...

I suppose they have had to really scale up the testing/alert system in the last decade or so due to influx of millions of new products

fodmap• 3 years ago

omg indeed. Are those pillow 'handles' suppose to work as handcuffs?

GordonS2• 3 years ago

Holy shit, how the hell did this ever become a product?! Absolute insanity.

TeMPOraL2• 3 years ago

Any parent probably invented the equivalent of one within the first six months of their kid being born - but I guess this is one of those things that are bloody obvious and desired, but not supposed to ever become products, like pacifiers on an elastic band.

jstanley• 3 years ago

I mean this is obviously a bad idea, but:

During self-feeding, the baby is not able to control the flow of fluid. The fluid will continue to flow even if the baby is not swallowing. This may lead to choking.

Eh? Nothing comes out of the bottle if the baby isn't suckling. The baby is able to control the flow of fluid very easily.

jiofj• 3 years ago

If you pinch the rubber tip (or chew on it) gravity will make fluid come out even if you don't suck.

rainbowzootsuit2• 3 years ago

I read the name and was looking for where the corruption scandal was, but instead it is a consumer protection site.

RetroTechie2• 3 years ago

Found in a thrift store recently:

An AC cord, 3-pin (earthed) plugs on both ends, with 2-conductor wiring in between. Spotted 'cause cable was damaged. Even the cable itself carried markings like "3x 0.75mm^2" despite having 2 conductors in it.

This was a one-piece cable (with 'non-replaceable' plugs), so came like that out of the factory. Covered in all the usual certification / safety markings.

Yes... Chinese made. And certainly not a mistake but intentional deception + cost cutting.

I know, many Chinese manufacturers just don't care, and will produce whatever [someone] tells them to produce.

But BOY, how much I would have loved to have a word with manufacturer person in charge of that production run, and question their ethics. And maybe beat 'em up or something.

"You don't care about (potentially) life-or-death safety of random person using YOUR cord? If found by someone with authority, ENTIRE batch of such cords will be recalled, with you or your customer footing the bill, and you don't care about that either?"

I really have a hard time grasping the level of negligence displayed there. And "sorry I had no idea" doesn't apply - you're an AC cable manufacturer, for f%#! sake.

Sadly it's 100% certain such deadly-accident-waiting-to-happen products are commonplace out there. I've got more examples from personal experience alone.

lultimouomo• 3 years ago

An AC cord, 3-pin (earthed) plugs on both ends

You mean it had PLUGS on both end? That's not a cable, that's a murder attempt!

mikestew• 3 years ago

Plugs? Sure, with one end female and one end male. I assume you’re thinking of male on both ends (which, yes, should not be sold), but that’s not necessarily the case.

RetroTechie2• 3 years ago

No just regular male + female plugs. If not damaged, would look okay in all respects.

That was in the NL. Probably grey import, sold at flea markets, eBay / AliExpress purchase or similar. Doubtful such cords would pass under the radar of say, HP or the like. Then again, you never know. ;-)

thomond• 3 years ago

What country/continent was this?

rabbits_2002• 3 years ago

less than a year ago I was able to find male to male power cables on amazon lol

rainbowzootsuit2• 3 years ago

Search under "widowmaker" --- there should be a variety of options to suit your preferences.

Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products

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