EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
T-shirt with plush decorative features Santiago Martín — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1458/17
Summary
null Small parts may easily detach from the decorative features. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
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Product
T-shirt with plush decorative features — Santiago Martín
- Brand
- Santiago Martín
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- T-shirts for children up to 3 years of age with plush decorations in the shape of horse, dinosaur, owl, cat, etc.. The T-shirts with a plush cat’s head have a zip. The others have small black pieces to look like eyes.
What is the risk?
- null Small parts may easily detach from the decorative features. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 07/09/2017
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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