EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's sweatshirt EVERLAST — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01575/23
Summary
The product bears long functional cords close to the neck, to be tied at the upper front/back area.The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries and/or strangulation The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC nor with the European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's sweatshirt — EVERLAST
- Brand
- EVERLAST
- Name / model
- EVERLAST · EV22CAP02
- Batch number(s)
- 24248
- Barcode
- 2277001527845
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- White sweatshirt with hood for children aged 2-4 years (size S) with central front pocket accessible from both left and right
What is the risk?
- The product bears long functional cords close to the neck, to be tied at the upper front/back area.The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries and/or strangulation The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC nor with the 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: 14/03/2023
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