EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s T-shirt Playback “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1565/14
Summary
null The presence of a drawstring with free ends in the hood can cause strangulation.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Children’s T-shirt — Playback
- Brand
- Playback
- Name / model
- Unknown · T-1038
- Batch number(s)
- 6011037110383
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Dark blue, short sleeved, hooded children’s t-shirt. The product is decorated with inscriptions: ("68", "ATHLETICDPT 1968 NewYork UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC DPT"). The hood includes an unfixed drawstring with free ends. Size of the sample: 134
What is the risk?
- null The presence of a drawstring with free ends in the hood can cause strangulation.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: 26/07/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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