EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s clothing set Master Urban “Style in Italy” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1881/14
Summary
null The drawstrings in the hood can become trapped during various activities of a child. A loop can be created and this could cause strangulation to the child. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Children’s clothing set — Master Urban
- Brand
- Master Urban
- Name / model
- Style in Italy · C048
- Batch number(s)
- 2000000083360
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Grey coloured children’s clothing set intended for children of 8 years old. The set consists of a hooded sweatshirt and a pair of matching leisure trousers. The sweatshirt has a drawstring in the neck area with free ends.
What is the risk?
- null The drawstrings in the hood can become trapped during various activities of a child. A loop can be created and this could cause strangulation to the child. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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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