EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Babies' swim vest Heatons “Unknown” — risk: drowning
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0797/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of drowning, because it does not keep children afloat. Two incidents reported. Moreover, it contains inadequate warnings in the instructions for users.The product does not comply with the Directive 89/686/EEC for personal protective equipment and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
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Product
Babies' swim vest — Heatons
- Brand
- Heatons
- Name / model
- Unknown · 07620078
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Yellow swim vest for babies.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of drowning, because it does not keep children afloat. Two incidents reported. Moreover, it contains inadequate warnings in the instructions for users.The product does not comply with the Directive 89/686/EEC for personal protective equipment and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 20/06/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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