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Children's fancy-dress costume Fun Fashion “Pirate” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0549/19
Summary
There are functional cords in the neck area of the shirt (the upper part of the costume). Long functional cords could become trapped during various activities of a child and lead to strangulation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's fancy-dress costume — Fun Fashion
- Brand
- Fun Fashion
- Name / model
- Pirate · 325
- Batch number(s)
- 5204745325069
- Category
- Toys
- Pirate fancy-dress costume intended for 6-year old children. The top part is in white and red colour and the shirt has cords with free ends in the neck area.
What is the risk?
- There are functional cords in the neck area of the shirt (the upper part of the costume). Long functional cords could become trapped during various activities of a child and lead to strangulation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant 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: 14/02/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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