EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's tracksuit S “Schoolmates schoolwear” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1543/19
Summary
The drawstrings in the waist area are too long. They can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant European Standard EN 14682.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Children's tracksuit — S
- Brand
- S
- Name / model
- Schoolmates schoolwear · 823L
- Batch number(s)
- 5290625016998
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Grey tracksuit intended for 6-year old boys, consisting of a hooded sweatshirt and trousers. The trousers bear drawstrings at the waist area, which are 20 cm each, but are not attached to the garment in at least one point positioned equidistant from the exit points.
What is the risk?
- The drawstrings in the waist area are too long. They can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.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: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 10/09/2019
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗