EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's hoodie Please — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01185/23
Summary
The product bears cords with free ends in the hood area. These cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation and/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 — Please
- Brand
- Please
- Name / model
- LK05103B18
- Batch number(s)
- 02000406
- Barcode
- 8050096123785
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Sweatshirt in coloured fabric with vertical and horizontal stripes of various colours, with a central zip lengthways, with central front pockets on the left and right sides, and a hood with black drawstring and protruding free cords.
What is the risk?
- The product bears cords with free ends in the hood area. These cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation and/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: 08/03/2023
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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