EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s sweatshirt EVIL — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1543/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation because of the presence of drawstrings in the hood.The product does not comply with the safety requirements of relevant European standard EN 14862.
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Product
Children’s sweatshirt — EVIL
- Brand
- EVIL
- Name / model
- ART: PL-24
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s grey sweatshirt with hood, zip-fastener and two pockets. The hood of the sweatshirt includes drawstrings with free ends. On the front of the sweatshirt there are embroidered pictures of flowers. Size: 2A.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation because of the presence of drawstrings in the hood.The product does not comply with the safety requirements of relevant European standard EN 14862.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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