EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's sweatshirt Kid — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00437/20
Summary
There are cords with free ends in the neck area. These drawstrings can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not meet the requirements of European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's sweatshirt — Kid
- Brand
- Kid
- Name / model
- Kid
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children's green sweatshirt with long sleeves and zipper. There are pockets and picture with number 96 in pink on the front side. Size: 6
What is the risk?
- There are cords with free ends in the neck area. These drawstrings can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not meet the requirements of European standard EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 17/02/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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