EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s sleeveless jacket H&S “Mellény ("vest")” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1701/14
Summary
null The product has protruding loops and toggles in the neck area that could become caught, causing the child to be strangled.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s sleeveless jacket — H&S
- Brand
- H&S
- Name / model
- Mellény ("vest") · L-832C
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Sleeveless jacket for children with hood and two pockets. The removable hood is decorated with artificial fur and has an elastic drawstring with plastic toggles. When the hood opening is at its largest, the drawstring forms a protruding loop. Size: 98-128.
What is the risk?
- null The product has protruding loops and toggles in the neck area that could become caught, causing the child to be strangled.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: 05/08/2014
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