EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children`s sweatshirt ““Cuties”” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00695/21
Summary
The products bear cords with free ends in the hood area. The cords may 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 with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children`s sweatshirt
- Name / model
- “Cuties” · 1118
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children`s sweatshirt “Cuties”, in dark pink and black color. On the front part of the sweatshirts there are rectangular textile applications with the image of a girl with a pink hat with the inscription “cuties” and a second inscription “yeah!!”.
What is the risk?
- The products bear cords with free ends in the hood area. The cords may 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 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: 05/04/2021
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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