EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's Sweat shirt Happy Tree “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1042/15
Summary
null The product has drawstrings with free ends in the hood area which may become caught during various activities of a child, causing strangulation.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's Sweat shirt — Happy Tree
- Brand
- Happy Tree
- Name / model
- Unknown · HR-9239
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Blue and grey colour sweat shirt intended for children up to 3 years old. The sweatshirt has a hood with free drawstrings with two free ends.
What is the risk?
- null The product has drawstrings with free ends in the hood area which may become caught during various activities of a child, causing strangulation.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: 30/07/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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