EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s shorts Playback “Unknown” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1415/13
Summary
null The products pose a risk of injury to children because of the presence of not fixed drawstring in the waist area hanging below the lower hem of the garment. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s shorts — Playback
- Brand
- Playback
- Name / model
- Unknown · 1) G8066, 2) G8060
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- 1) The shorts, in light blue, pink, khaki, and light pink, are decorated with an inscription "26" and many flowers. The waist part of the shorts includes not fixed drawstring with free ends. At the lower hems of shorts there are drawstrings hanging below the lower hems of shorts. The drawstring form
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a risk of injury to children because of the presence of not fixed drawstring in the waist area hanging below the lower hem of the garment. 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: 27/08/2013
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