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Bukbas inflatable swim seat safety alert: drowning risk

Inflatable swim seat
Image: United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland via EU Safety Gate

Bukbas inflatable swim seat — a dinosaur-shaped inflatable sold as “Sponge bottom handle Dinosaur sitting ring” and made in the People’s Republic of China — is the subject of a safety alert. It was flagged because floating seats with leg openings must be used under constant adult supervision and must not have play elements or overwater structures, creating a risk of drowning; the product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation. The notice records import rejection at the border and compulsory destruction by the importer and removal from online marketplaces.

What's being recalled

Inflatable swim seat in the shape of a dinosaur.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/02678/26

Product name on the item: Sponge bottom handle Dinosaur sitting ring

The hazard

Floating seats with leg openings must be used under constant adult supervision and must not have any play elements or overwater structures. There is a risk of drowning if children play with it unsupervised.

The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.

What to do

Import rejected at border (compulsory, importer).

Destruction of product (compulsory, importer).

Removal from online marketplace (compulsory, other).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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