EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's sweater CAN GO “CAN GO FAIRY 225” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01723/21
Summary
The hood has functional cords with free ends in the neck area. These cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and the European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's sweater — CAN GO
- Brand
- CAN GO
- Name / model
- CAN GO FAIRY 225 · KGSS-225-68, KGSS-225-74, KGSS-225-80, KGSS-225-86, KGSS-225-92, KGSS-225-98
- Barcode
- 4772120015924, 4772120015931, 4772120015948
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Sweaters made of yellow knitted fabric with hoods. The lower edges of the sweaters and sleeves with edging are made of elastic knitwear, decorated with three thermal applications of the image of a butterfly on the front. Hoods have a functional cord of about 14 cm. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The hood has functional cords with free ends in the neck area. These cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and the European standard EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 23/11/2021
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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