EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s sweatshirt Heavy Tools “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0284/15
Summary
null The product has a drawstring placed in the hood with free ends that may cause strangulation to children.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s sweatshirt — Heavy Tools
- Brand
- Heavy Tools
- Name / model
- Unknown · W14-453
- Batch number(s)
- 5 996400 564004
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Light grey children’s sweatshirt with hood and kangaroo pocket. The product is decorated with a black inscription: "Keep Calm & Shine on HtLS".Size: 122-164
What is the risk?
- null The product has a drawstring placed in the hood with free ends that may cause strangulation to children.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: 11/12/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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