EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s outfit Ditex (дитекс) — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0986/12
Summary
The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of cords in the neck area and drawstrings in the waist area. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s outfit — Ditex (дитекс)
- Brand
- Ditex (дитекс)
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s outfit consisting of a sweatshirt in pink, with a brocade inscription “Barbie” (THE PRODUCT MAY BE COUNTERFEIT), butterflies and a purple hood with functional cords and trousers with a printed pattern of a butterfly on one of one of the trouser-legs, elastic and cords in the waist area.
What is the risk?
- The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of cords in the neck area and drawstrings in the waist area. 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
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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