EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s jacket Xu “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1197/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings with toggles on the ends in the hood. The cord is made out of rubber and if a child pulls it, the toggles may spring back into its eyes and face causing injuries. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s jacket — Xu
- Brand
- Xu
- Name / model
- Unknown · H-1002
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Plain hooded jacket for children with zip. The hood includes non-fixed elastic drawstrings with plastic toggles on the ends. The product is decorated with an embroidered butterfly and mushroom. Size: 116-122
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings with toggles on the ends in the hood. The cord is made out of rubber and if a child pulls it, the toggles may spring back into its eyes and face 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: 21/06/2014
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