EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girl's bikini "Meijes Bikini/Mädchen Bikini/Bikini — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0718/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation because the bikini has a drawstring for adjusting the size around the throat area. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Girl's bikini "Meijes Bikini/Mädchen Bikini/Bikini
- Name / model
- 2504634, EAN/GTIN: 8717729391501
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Tie-up bikini, top and bottom. The bikini is packaged in a 14 cm x 14 cm plastic package along with a cardboard photograph of the product as a background.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation because the bikini has a drawstring for adjusting the size around the throat area. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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