EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Boys' swimming shorts Firefly “Unknown” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1885/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries due to the presence of drawstrings in the waist area which are too long.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Boys' swimming shorts — Firefly
- Brand
- Firefly
- Name / model
- Unknown · Ref.: 166678, code: 2210004594, model: Elimo jrs
- Batch number(s)
- 7611311306229 (size 116), 7611311307097 (size 128)
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Boys’ swimming shorts with multi-coloured, tropical patterns, two side pockets and blue sides. The garment has 2 orange drawstrings in the waist area that protrude by more than 140 mm. Sizes: 116 (6 years), 128 (8 years).
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries due to the presence of drawstrings in the waist area which are too long.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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