OECDReference EN/CA/63560
Home Bed Assist Handles
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Identification
Product identification
- Product
- Home Bed Assist Handles
- Category
- Consumer products, Household items, Furniture and furnishings
Official information
Risk and measures
- Risk or hazard
- The products may potentially pose a risk for entrapment. The products do not meet the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary standard ASTM F3186-17 for adult portable bed rails. The Company has received 1 report of a death in Canada and 1 reported death in the United States. In both instances, available information indicated that the product was not installed in accordance with the instructions, in that the retention straps were not properly secured. Update: As of December 19, 2023, the company has received 1 additional report of a death in Canada. The Company is also aware of 3 fatalities in the United States, which took place before the recall was posted on December 6, 2021 but which were unknown to the company at the time of posting.
- Measure or action
- Consultar la ficha oficial OECD
Territory
Geography
- Distribution
- Retirada en Canada
- Country of recall
- Canada
Provenance and context
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