EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's hoodie GRACE® — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/03044/24
Summary
The product has functional cords close to the neck 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 hoodie — GRACE®
- Brand
- GRACE®
- Batch number(s)
- G10743
- Barcode
- 5999011134512
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children's jumper designed for small children. The jumper is closed with a zipper and has two pockets. The hood uses a pull-in textile cord with free ends, about 26 cm long.
What is the risk?
- The product has functional cords close to the neck 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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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