EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s jacket K&L “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0836/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstring placed in the hood with knots and toggles on the ends. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s jacket — K&L
- Brand
- K&L
- Name / model
- Unknown · KL-2146F
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children jacket with hood mod KL-2146F, size 98 cm, made of blue-printed fabric. Jacket hood with textile elastic cord with toggles at the ends. Functional textile cord purpose (in this case the hood) to adapt to the required size, and capture at the neck.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstring placed in the hood with knots and toggles on the ends. 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: 21/05/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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