EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls' dress Colabear “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1216/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of two halter neck cords with free ends in the neck area. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Girls' dress — Colabear
- Brand
- Colabear
- Name / model
- Unknown · Item No: 12 9173
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- The black dress has two functional cords in the neck area, four buttons on the front, two in the middle section and one at each side, which have been placed on decorative pockets. In the waist area there are some folds and two side pockets. In the back there are ten loops and a cord with metal stopp
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of two halter neck cords with free ends in the neck area. 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: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 29/08/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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