Parents should immediately stop using three market-leading child stair gates, a consumer group has said after carrying out its own safety tests. Which? tested the durability of 10 gates and their tests found that three failed to meet EU safety standards.
The group believes there should be an immediate recall of the Dreambaby Retractable Gate, which it says failed after just 10 applications of force. The manufacturer said it investigated all complaints about its products. The other gates which failed Which?'s testing were the Lindam Easy Fit Plus Deluxe Safety Gate and the Safetots Self-closing Gate. Which? said all three were currently available in high street shops and online.
