EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls' outfit Ku Go “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1696/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of functional drawstring with knotted ends placed in the hood. The product poses a risk of injuries due to the presence of not fixed drawstring with knotted ends in the waist area.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Girls' outfit — Ku Go
- Brand
- Ku Go
- Name / model
- Unknown · Model n°: AB-828
- Batch number(s)
- 10028093
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- The turquoise summer outfit for girls consists of shorts and T-shirt with hood and zip-fastener. The product is decorated with small birds, leaves and two embroidered motives. The hood of the T-shirt includes drawstring with knotted ends. The waist part of the shorts includes non-fixed drawstring w
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of functional drawstring with knotted ends placed in the hood. The product poses a risk of injuries due to the presence of not fixed drawstring with knotted ends in the waist 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: 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: 01/10/2013
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