EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's sweatshirt Akkuzu kids wear — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00998/21
Summary
The product has drawstrings with free ends in the hood. These can become trapped during children's normal activities, resulting in strangulation. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's sweatshirt — Akkuzu kids wear
- Brand
- Akkuzu kids wear
- Name / model
- 58809
- Barcode
- 3 800068 290149
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Dark green / yellow children's sweatshirt, with the "inscription" EASY and a hood, which is equipped with black and white 17 cm long functional cords with free ends, which are attached at one point on the garment.
What is the risk?
- The product has drawstrings with free ends in the hood. These can become trapped during children's normal activities, resulting in strangulation. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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