EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Inflatable armbands “Unknown” — risk: drowning
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1348/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of drowning of small children because the armbands' valves cannot block the air flow as a result of which the air freely leaks out of the armband. 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
- Name / model
- Unknown · 1. Item No XL-0058, 2.Item No XL-0035
- Batch number(s)
- Barcode: 1. 6 915574 400580, 2. 6 915574 400351
- Category
- Protective equipment
- 1. Inflatable children’s armbands intended for children over 3 years of age, with the following pictures: a heart with a kitten ("Hello Kitty") – (THE PRODUCT MAY BE COUNTERFEIT), a horse with a horn and a flower with a mushroom, placed inside cellophane packaging, composition: plastic. 2. Inflatabl
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of drowning of small children because the armbands' valves cannot block the air flow as a result of which the air freely leaks out of the armband. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
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