EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's shoes Next “Infant T-Bar patent PU bow shoe” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00085/23
Summary
The velcro on the shoe may fail causing the strap to become undone, creating a tripping hazard for children. A child may fall and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
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Product
Children's shoes — Next
- Brand
- Next
- Name / model
- Infant T-Bar patent PU bow shoe · A73410 , T36725
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children's black shoes with Velcro straps. Product sold online.
- Recall information: https://www.next.ie/en/recall
What is the risk?
- The velcro on the shoe may fail causing the strap to become undone, creating a tripping hazard for children. A child may fall and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 10/05/2023
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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