EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Boys' swimwear OVS “Unknown” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1190/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because of the presence of drawstrings with free ends 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' swimwear — OVS
- Brand
- OVS
- Name / model
- Unknown · PR505/13PE05
- Batch number(s)
- 36449501773891 / 201773891000436449501773895 / 2017738950000
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Blue and light blue swimwear intended for boys aged 9-10 years old. The swimwear has a logo on the left side which says ''WEST COAST CONTEST''. They are adjusted with drawstrings with free ends in the waist area.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because of the presence of drawstrings with free ends in the waist area which are too long. 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): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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