EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls' dresses Neck & Neck — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0771/12
Summary
null Both products pose a risk of strangulation because the decorative cords in the chest and waist area and the decorative motif sewn in the neck area, are too long. In addition, the products pose a risk of injuries because if the cords becomes trapped they can pull on the child unexpectedly, causing the child to fall and suffer injuries.The products do not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682
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Product
Girls' dresses — Neck & Neck
- Brand
- Neck & Neck
- Name / model
- Ref. 11/01129 (size 12M), ref. 11/01119 (size 4A)
- Batch number(s)
- -
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- The products are dresses. One of them (ref. 11/01129) has decorative cords (red) at the chest and waist. The other (ref. 11/01119) has a decorative motif (blue) at the neck.
What is the risk?
- null Both products pose a risk of strangulation because the decorative cords in the chest and waist area and the decorative motif sewn in the neck area, are too long. In addition, the products pose a risk of injuries because if the cords becomes trapped they can pull on the child unexpectedly, causing the child to fall and suffer injuries.The products do not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682
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