EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s jacket Kipsta — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0213/18
Summary
There are drawstrings in the neck area. These can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the relevant European Standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s jacket — Kipsta
- Brand
- Kipsta
- Name / model
- 2075775, 2075776
- Batch number(s)
- 35837883608103583788360933
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s jacket with elastic drawstring with protruding loops of 16 cm long in the hood; sizes 115-124, 125-132.
What is the risk?
- There are drawstrings in the neck area. These can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the relevant European Standard EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions
- Date of entry into force: 17/01/2018
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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