EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls' sweatshirt Sunsea “Unknown” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0223/14
Summary
null The non fixed drawstring with free ends placed in the hood poses a risk of strangulation to children.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
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Product
Girls' sweatshirt — Sunsea
- Brand
- Sunsea
- Name / model
- Unknown · Model: CH-006
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Girl’s sweater with hood and zip-fastener. The product is decorated with a head of a girl singer and inscriptions: "New Love" and "Don't push me away". The hood includes a non fixed drawstring with free ends. The product is available in pink, grey, light blue and purple colours.Size: 116-176
What is the risk?
- null The non fixed drawstring with free ends placed in the hood poses a risk of strangulation to children.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: 05/12/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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