EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's sweatshirt CITYGANG “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1912/14
Summary
null The drawstrings with free ends in the hood pose a risk of strangulation to children because they can be wrapped around the child's neck. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's sweatshirt — CITYGANG
- Brand
- CITYGANG
- Name / model
- Unknown · B-1014
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Boy’s grey and black sweatshirt with hood, snap buttons and two pockets. The product is decorated with yellow inscriptions: "NYC", "Ctd Sfaued OSL G0618 College Jeague 1998". The hood has a non-fixed drawstring with free ends. Size: 10, 12
What is the risk?
- null The drawstrings with free ends in the hood pose a risk of strangulation to children because they can be wrapped around the child's neck. 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: 25/09/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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