EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's jacket “Rio Bam Bam” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01697/22
Summary
The product bears functional cords close to the neck. The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. 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 jacket
- Name / model
- Rio Bam Bam · Bam Bam
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- The jacket with a hood is made of yellow knitted material, printed with figures of skateboarders, and closes with a zipper. The hood of the jacket has a drawstring with loose ends. The jacket is intended for small children.
What is the risk?
- The product bears functional cords close to the neck. The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. 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: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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