EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls' sweatshirt Grace “Unknown” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1169/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (the rhinestones) that could easily detach and be swallowed by small children.
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Product
Girls' sweatshirt — Grace
- Brand
- Grace
- Name / model
- Unknown · Model no: WT9080
- Batch number(s)
- 5999011590806
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Vertically striped sweater for young girls with zip and kangaroo pockets. The product is decorated with glued rhinestones and an inscription "Dance".Size: 98.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (the rhinestones) that could easily detach and be swallowed by small children.
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: 21/06/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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