EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Inflatable armbands HUGGIES “Unknown” — risk: drowning
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1956/12
Summary
null The product does not meet the relevant physical and mechanical safety requirements. There is a risk of drowning of the user as the stoppers are too long which could lead to inadvertent opening of the valves and when the plugs are open the device does not retain enough buoyancy. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
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Product
Inflatable armbands — HUGGIES
- Brand
- HUGGIES
- Name / model
- Unknown · KC 001
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Inflatable armbands intended for children from 6 months to 6 years of age, with pictures of animals and with two stoppers on each of the armbands.
What is the risk?
- null The product does not meet the relevant physical and mechanical safety requirements. There is a risk of drowning of the user as the stoppers are too long which could lead to inadvertent opening of the valves and when the plugs are open the device does not retain enough buoyancy. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
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