EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s coat Veaver “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1256/15
Summary
null The drawstrings in the hood may become trapped during various activities of a child, causing strangulation. Furthermore, the drawstrings with toggles are elastic: if a child pulls them, the toggles may spring back into its eyes and face, causing injuries. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s coat — Veaver
- Brand
- Veaver
- Name / model
- Unknown · LFY-6032
- Batch number(s)
- 3002100767323
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s coat with removable hood and zip. The hood includes elastic drawstrings with plastic toggles. Sizes: 86-116.
What is the risk?
- null The drawstrings in the hood may become trapped during various activities of a child, causing strangulation. Furthermore, the drawstrings with toggles are elastic: if a child pulls them, the toggles may spring back into its eyes and face, causing injuries. 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
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 11/08/2015
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