EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's tracksuit “KE YI QI” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02388/24
Summary
The product has a long functional drawstring with free ends in the neck area which can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 14682
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Product
Children's tracksuit
- Name / model
- KE YI QI · K-293
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Sports suit for small children, consisting of a coloured jumper with a hood and blue trousers. The jumper is closed with a zipper and has two pockets. The hood uses a cord with free ends, of about 21 cm long.
What is the risk?
- The product has a long functional drawstring with free ends in the neck area which can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 14682
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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