EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's trousers CycleBand — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00088/24
Summary
The trousers have a long drawstring to be tied in the waist area, which can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries. This 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 trousers — CycleBand
- Brand
- CycleBand
- Name / model
- CB31470
- Barcode
- 2000002212485
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Military style children's trousers with drawstrings at the waist area, which are 20 cm each.
What is the risk?
- The trousers have a long drawstring to be tied in the waist area, which can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries. This 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: 20/09/2023
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