EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s outfit of two parts Hong “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1814/14
Summary
null The presence of the drawstrings in the hood and in the waist area could lead the drawstrings to be trapped during various activities of a child, causing strangulation or injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s outfit of two parts — Hong
- Brand
- Hong
- Name / model
- Unknown · B-111
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Red and white outfit for children consisting of trousers and sweatshirt with hood and zip-fastener. The hood of the sweatshirt includes a non-fixed drawstring with toggles and knots at the ends. The waistband of the trousers includes an unattached drawstring with free ends. Size: 134, 140.
What is the risk?
- null The presence of the drawstrings in the hood and in the waist area could lead the drawstrings to be trapped during various activities of a child, causing strangulation or 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: 30/09/2014
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