EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s jacket Seagull — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1371/17
Summary
null The product has elastic drawstrings in the hood, which could become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The elastic drawstrings could also be pulled by the child and they may bounce back hitting the child's eye and face.The product does not comply with the relevant standard European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s jacket — Seagull
- Brand
- Seagull
- Name / model
- CSQ 67018
- Batch number(s)
- 6813106670183
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Jacket with hood for children (4-10 years). It has elastic drawstrings with free ends and toggles in the neck area.
What is the risk?
- null The product has elastic drawstrings in the hood, which could become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The elastic drawstrings could also be pulled by the child and they may bounce back hitting the child's eye and face.The product does not comply with the relevant standard 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: 06/09/2017
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