EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's bikini Echt Girls — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0898/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation as the shoulder straps consist of cords with free ends. The ends are also knotted and have plastic beads. The cords could become entangled in fixed objects when the child is moving.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's bikini — Echt Girls
- Brand
- Echt Girls
- Name / model
- Style TO22
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Girl's bikini with "SUMMER" written on the top. The label reads "ECHT GIRLS". Product comes in American sizes 1 and 4. The shoulder straps are made from elastic cords with free ends, which are knotted and have plastic beads. The cords on the front of the bikini top are 24 cm long and those on the ba
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation as the shoulder straps consist of cords with free ends. The ends are also knotted and have plastic beads. The cords could become entangled in fixed objects when the child is moving.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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