EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's jacket Van Os “Blouson à Capuche pour enfants ('Children's jacket with hood)” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0994/17
Summary
null The drawstrings in the hood may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's jacket — Van Os
- Brand
- Van Os
- Name / model
- Blouson à Capuche pour enfants ('Children's jacket with hood) · 131500
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Camouflage-pattern jacket, with hood with drawstrings, available in sizes 2 to 16 years.
What is the risk?
- null The drawstrings in the hood may become trapped during various activities of a 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: 08/06/2017
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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