EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's swimsuit Katia — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0951/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation and injuries because of the presence of cords with loose ends in the neck and back and cord that are long in the waist area. The cords may become entangled in fixed objects when the child is moving. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children's swimsuit — Katia
- Brand
- Katia
- Name / model
- 6667
- Batch number(s)
- -
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Yellow swimsuit for girls of 9 to 10 years old. The swimsuit has an image of a black cat printed in the middle. It has also green elastic cords in the neck, back and waist area. The length of the cords are: 31 cm at the neck; 33 cm at the back; 29 cm at the waist.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation and injuries because of the presence of cords with loose ends in the neck and back and cord that are long in the waist area. The cords may become entangled in fixed objects when the child is moving. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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