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Children’s dress — injuries & strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesStrangulationAug 18, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Children’s dress — injuries & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Children’s dress — injuries & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Children’s dress — injuries & strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The product has functional cords with free ends close to the neck area and decorative belt in the waist area. These cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries and/or strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 14682.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (25/07/2023)

Product description

Children's dress, in cyclamen color, with sewn cords – 50 cm in the neck area, the dress has a belt with free ends and length about 1 m and hangs below the lower edge of the garment. There is an attached label with information: ITALIAN PRODUCT.

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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