EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Boys’ clothing set SG- Street Gang “Teens Boomer” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1834/14
Summary
null The product has drawstrings with free ends in the neck area which are too long and may become trapped during various activities of a child, they could be wrapped around the neck causing strangulation. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Boys’ clothing set — SG- Street Gang
- Brand
- SG- Street Gang
- Name / model
- Teens Boomer · Article No.: SG1877, Maglia Junior
- Batch number(s)
- 8 300557 086819
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Boy’s clothing set consisting of a pair of grey with red stripes on the side leisure trousers and a grey-red sweatshirt with a hood bearing grey drawstrings with free ends. The sweatshirt is decorated with the inscription “STREET GANG” and an “S” symbol (all in white) and bears paper and textile lab
What is the risk?
- null The product has drawstrings with free ends in the neck area which are too long and may become trapped during various activities of a child, they could be wrapped around the neck causing strangulation. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 17/09/2014
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