EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls' sweatshirt Image Kids — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0981/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the neck area that protrude 200 mm. The drawstrings are too long.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Girls' sweatshirt — Image Kids
- Brand
- Image Kids
- Name / model
- Code: LF 8376
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Girls' red sweatshirt decorated with the figure of a dwarf. The garment is decorated with silver hearts and has a light green zipper with a metallic head of a dwarf and a hood with 2 red drawstrings that protrude 200 mm. Sizes: 4 - 12 years.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the neck area that protrude 200 mm. The drawstrings are too long.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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