EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls' dress Goloxy “Unknown” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1965/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking as the glued decorative elements of the dress can be easily detached and could be swallowed by children. Moreover, the product poses a risk of injuries as the waist part of the dress includes excessively long not fixed tied belt with knotted ends. If the ends of the belts become trapped, they could force the child to fall, causing injuries.The product does not comply with the…
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Product
Girls' dress — Goloxy
- Brand
- Goloxy
- Name / model
- Unknown · Model: MQ-624
- Batch number(s)
- Bar code: 7501973689788
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Pink, frilly summer dress for girls. The product is decorated with colourful glued plastic decorations and inscriptions: “M” and „E”. The waist part of the dress includes not fixed tied belt with knotted ends. The length of the belt is 390-390 mm from the point where they are to be tied.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking as the glued decorative elements of the dress can be easily detached and could be swallowed by children. Moreover, the product poses a risk of injuries as the waist part of the dress includes excessively long not fixed tied belt with knotted ends. If the ends of the belts become trapped, they could force the child to fall, causing 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: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 11/11/2013
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