EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls' jacket Babbogi “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1357/15
Summary
null The jacket contains elastic cords with toggles in the hood that may become caught during various activities of a child, causing strangulation. Moreover, the functional cord with free ends in the waist area can become trapped causing injuries. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Girls' jacket — Babbogi
- Brand
- Babbogi
- Name / model
- Unknown · art.35603
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Jacket for girls, made of orange-coloured polyester fabric. It can be fastened with a zip and has a hood. The jacket has elastic cord with toggles on the ends in the hood and a functional cord (length 240 mm) in the waist area.
What is the risk?
- null The jacket contains elastic cords with toggles in the hood that may become caught during various activities of a child, causing strangulation. Moreover, the functional cord with free ends in the waist area can become trapped 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: 22/09/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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