EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s outfit TING-BA “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1694/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of functional drawstring placed in the hood with toggles on the ends.The drawstring is made out of rubber and if the child pulls the toggles, it 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 outfit — TING-BA
- Brand
- TING-BA
- Name / model
- Unknown · Model n°: TJZT 7295
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- The green outfit for children consists of trousers and sweatshirt with hood and zip-fastener. The hood of the sweatshirt includes non-fixed elastic drawstring with plastic toggles on the ends. The product is available also in blue colour.Size: 128, 134
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of functional drawstring placed in the hood with toggles on the ends.The drawstring is made out of rubber and if the child pulls the toggles, it 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: 01/10/2013
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