EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s sweatshirt Glo Story — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1168/17
Summary
null The sweatshirt has drawstrings in the hood which may become trapped during various activities of a child, causing strangulation.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s sweatshirt — Glo Story
- Brand
- Glo Story
- Name / model
- BRO-9504
- Batch number(s)
- 5999032795044
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Grey children’s sweatshirt, intended for older children and adolescents, with two pockets, a zipper and a hood, supplied with functional cords with free ends not secured against unravelling.
What is the risk?
- null The sweatshirt has drawstrings in the hood which may become trapped during various activities of a child, causing strangulation.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: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 27/07/2017
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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