EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's sweater CAN GO “CAN GO Robot 232” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01725/21
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 Robot 232 · KBSS-232-68, KBSS-232-86, KBSS-232-92, KBSS-232-98, KBSS-232-104
- Barcode
- 477212001721, 4772120017232, 4772120017249
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Sweaters made of blue knitted fabric with hoods. The lower edges of the sweaters and sleeves are made of elastic knitted edging, decorated with a robot image on the front and thermal applications of the letters "L" and "K". The hoods have a functional cords of about 17 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 23/11/2021
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