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SwimFin SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version) swimming aid — drowning risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDrowningOct 11, 2024
Photo from the official notice: SwimFin SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version) swimming aid — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: SwimFin SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version) swimming aid — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: SwimFin SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version) swimming aid — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: SwimFin SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version) swimming aid — drowning risk

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

Hazard

There is a risk of drowning as the product is not sufficiently visible in water and lacks the necessary warnings about active supervision. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 13138-1.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Manufacturer (20/09/2024)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Manufacturer (20/09/2024)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (20/09/2024)

Product description

Swimming aid in the form of a shark fin. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B09K6CWK53; B09JM8S9H2 ).

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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