EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s sweater MB21 “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0869/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of a drawstring with knotted ends in the hood. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s sweater — MB21
- Brand
- MB21
- Name / model
- Unknown · RS-097
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s sweater with hood and with zip-fastener. The hood includes not fixed drawstring with knots on the ends. Size: 146.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of a drawstring with knotted ends in the hood. 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: 04/04/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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