EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's hoodie “By-Gri” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01041/24
Summary
The product bears functional cords with free ends in the neck area, which can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation or injuries. 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 hoodie
- Name / model
- By-Gri
- Barcode
- 4100017310102
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- The hoodie is designed for small children, made of grey knitted material. The bottoms of the hoodie and sleeves are edged in a stretchy knit material, it can be tucked in, a patch pocket has been sewn onto the front, there is a cartoon unicorn on the front.
What is the risk?
- The product bears functional cords with free ends in the neck area, which can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation or injuries. 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: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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