EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Babies' clothing Cotton & Sugar — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0894/18
Summary
The buttons come off easily. A child could put them in the mouth, blocking the airways and causing choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of relevant standard UNE 40902.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Babies' clothing — Cotton & Sugar
- Brand
- Cotton & Sugar
- Name / model
- 241815, 241835 and 241845
- Batch number(s)
- 241815000024, 241835000009 and 241845000006
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Two baby dresses with four buttons in the back and one baby shirt with three buttons at the front, all in thin textile with short sleeves.
What is the risk?
- The buttons come off easily. A child could put them in the mouth, blocking the airways and causing choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of relevant standard UNE 40902.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 03/04/2018
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗