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Children's sweatshirt — strangulation risk (A12/00579/21)

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationApr 30, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Children's sweatshirt — strangulation risk (A12/00579/21)

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

There are long functional cords with free ends in the hood of the sweatshirt.They can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (01/01/2021)

Product description

Blue cotton hoodie with drawstrings in the hood, bearing an inscription saying "Unicef fyrir öll börn".

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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