EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s sweatshirt Yyfy “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1927/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation to children due to the presence of drawstrings placed in the hood with free ends.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s sweatshirt — Yyfy
- Brand
- Yyfy
- Name / model
- Unknown · Model: Y-066
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Hooded and lined sweater for children with zip and kangaroo pocket. The product is decorated with inscriptions: "Happy Girls"; "Miss Girls" and "Miss". The hood includes not fixed drawstring with free ends. Size: 4-10
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation to children due to the presence of drawstrings placed in the hood with free ends.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: 12/09/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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