EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s clothing set Вalkupu “Вalkupu & Excuisive Designed Collection” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00646/23
Summary
The sweatshirt bears long functional cords close to the neck to be tied at the upper front/back area.The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s clothing set — Вalkupu
- Brand
- Вalkupu
- Name / model
- Вalkupu & Excuisive Designed Collection
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s clothing set consisting of a pair of leggings and a sweatshirt with textile drawstrings.
What is the risk?
- The sweatshirt bears long functional cords close to the neck to be tied at the upper front/back area.The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 20/03/2023
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