EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s sports outfit Grace “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0190/15
Summary
null The presence of a drawstring in the hood with knots on the ends can lead to strangulation. The presence of drawstrings in the ankle area, which hang below the lower hem of the garment, can lead to injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s sports outfit — Grace
- Brand
- Grace
- Name / model
- Unknown · WZ89139
- Batch number(s)
- 5999011891392
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- A grey outfit for children consisting of trousers and a sweatshirt with a hood and zip-fastener. The product is decorated with a pink frog and the inscription: "Miss bacibaci & baci". The hood of the sweatshirt includes a non-fixed drawstring with knots on the ends. In the ankle area there are draws
What is the risk?
- null The presence of a drawstring in the hood with knots on the ends can lead to strangulation. The presence of drawstrings in the ankle area, which hang below the lower hem of the garment, can lead to 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: 19/11/2014
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