OPSS Serious Personal protective equipment ppe
Product Recall: Professional adjustable life jacket with whistle sold via Wish (2401-0001)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2401-0001
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of drowning as when tested, the product did not provide the required level of buoyancy.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Professional adjustable life jacket with whistle
- Category
- Personal protective equipment ppe
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Professional adjustable life jacket with whistle
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of drowning as when tested, the product did not provide the required level of buoyancy.
- Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
- Listing Name
- Professional Adjustable Adult Kids Life Jacket Swimming Boating Drifting Floating Vest with Whistle Fishing Life Vest
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- An orange life jacket vest with black adjustable straps.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product is classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that it had been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment is required by the relevant Regulations for those products which protect against more serious risks, the absence of such independent assessment for such a product may increase the risk to the consumer that the product may not perform as expected when relied upon to protect them from harm in the water.
- The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment or the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.
- Corrective action
- OPSS has required that the products are recalled from end users.
- Owners are advised to cease use of the product and contact the distributor they purchased from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2401-0001
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The product has been recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
- Listing Name
- Professional Adjustable Adult Kids Life Jacket Swimming Boating Drifting Floating Vest with Whistle Fishing Life Vest
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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