EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls’ sweatshirt MISS STORY “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/2001/14
Summary
null The product has drawstrings in the neck area that may become trapped during various activities of a child. They could be wrapped around the neck, causing strangulation. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Girls’ sweatshirt — MISS STORY
- Brand
- MISS STORY
- Name / model
- Unknown · Art. No: SH-011, Retailer's code: 112-0653
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Girls’ dark blue sweatshirt with 2 outer pockets, a zipper and a hood with dark blue drawstrings. The product is decorated with a line of stones across the top of each pocket and it has pink, blue and white horizontal stripes around the edges. Size: 12 years.
What is the risk?
- null The product has drawstrings in the neck area that may become trapped during various activities of a child. They could be wrapped around the neck, causing strangulation. 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): Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions
- Date of entry into force: 03/09/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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