EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s swimming costume Xiao Jin Yu — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0786/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the neck area. The drawstrings can easily become entangled in fixed objects if the child is moving quickly.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s swimming costume — Xiao Jin Yu
- Brand
- Xiao Jin Yu
- Name / model
- Item ?2200, barcode – 6948076922007
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s swimming costumes intended for girls. There is a label with information about the composition: 92% nylon and 8% spandex. The colours are pink, blue and dark blue and there are frills in the upper section. The swimming costume is supplied with cords that have free ends and are placed aroun
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the neck area. The drawstrings can easily become entangled in fixed objects if the child is moving quickly.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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