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. A12/00089/24
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
- CB31272
- Barcode
- 20000019299360
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Grey-coloured boys' trousers with drawstrings in the waist area of 20 cm each. They also have drawstrings with eyelets that hang from the edge of the garment.
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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