EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's jacket Pink Rabbit — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1505/19
Summary
There are drawstrings with free ends in the hood. The drawstrings may become trapped during various activities of the child, leading to strangulation.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's jacket — Pink Rabbit
- Brand
- Pink Rabbit
- Name / model
- 111192, B9149
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children's hooded jacket in two different fabrics (white or pink colour with black and white butterflies) with cords in the neck area. For sizes 4, 6 and 8 and without a packaging.
What is the risk?
- There are drawstrings with free ends in the hood. The drawstrings may become trapped during various activities of the 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): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 20/08/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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