EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s jacket Qifeng — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1656/15
Summary
null The drawstrings with toggles in the hood may become trapped during various activities of a child, causing strangulation. Also, the drawstrings in the hood are elastic: if a child pulls them, the toggles may spring back into the eyes and face and cause injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s jacket — Qifeng
- Brand
- Qifeng
- Name / model
- 7148B
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s jacket in blue, with hood and zip-fastener. The hood includes an elastic drawstring with plastic toggles. The product is decorated with embroidered inscriptions: “SPORT” and „FABIO”. Size: 122-152
What is the risk?
- null The drawstrings with toggles in the hood may become trapped during various activities of a child, causing strangulation. Also, the drawstrings in the hood are elastic: if a child pulls them, the toggles may spring back into the eyes and face and cause injuries.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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 15/07/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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