EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls’ sleeveless jacket Ideal “Unknown” — risk: injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1415/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the hood with toggles on the ends.The cord is elastic and, if pulled, the toggles could spring back into the child's face causing eye and face injuries. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Girls’ sleeveless jacket — Ideal
- Brand
- Ideal
- Name / model
- Unknown · AG-06
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Lined, sleeveless jacket with a hood and zip. The hood is decorated with artificial fur and can be removed by means of a zip. It includes a non-fixed, elastic drawstring with plastic toggles on the ends. The product is available in red, yellow and green colours.Size: 2-9
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the hood with toggles on the ends.The cord is elastic and, if pulled, the toggles could spring back into the child's face causing eye and face 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: 05/06/2014
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