EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s jacket “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1661/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings with knots and toggles on the ends in the hood. The drawstring is made out of elastic and, if pulled, the toggles may spring back into the eyes and face of the child, causing injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s jacket
- Name / model
- Unknown · Model n°: 5153B
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s jacket with a hood that can be removed by using a zipper. The hood includes an unfixed elastic drawstring with plastic toggles on the ends. The product is available in various colours.Size: 128, 134, 140, 146, 152.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings with knots and toggles on the ends in the hood. The drawstring is made out of elastic and, if pulled, the toggles may spring back into the eyes and face of the child, causing 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: 08/08/2013
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