EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s poncho Silver Sun — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0689/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation as it has drawstrings with free ends in the hood. The drawstrings can easily become entangled in fixed objects if the child is moving quickly.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s poncho — Silver Sun
- Brand
- Silver Sun
- Name / model
- Identification ?/42579, barcode 8693468425793
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Knitted children’s poncho with stripes in various colours, with a white hood supplied with pink cords, with 3 attached balls and 8 knitted flowers on the front. There is a label with information about the producer:
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation as it has drawstrings with free ends in the hood. The drawstrings can easily become entangled in fixed objects if the child is moving quickly.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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