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IDOTA Shwimmflügel buoyancy aid — drowning risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDrowningOct 25, 2024
Photo from the official notice: IDOTA Shwimmflügel buoyancy aid — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: IDOTA Shwimmflügel buoyancy aid — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: IDOTA Shwimmflügel buoyancy aid — drowning risk

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

Hazard

The product's inflatable buoyancy is not equipped with check valves which ensure seal tightness. The stoppers are also not attached to the valves. Therefore, the inflatable buoyancy aids are not sufficiently airtight, which could cause drowning The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (PPE) nor with the European standard EN 13138-1.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Manufacturer (30/09/2024)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (30/09/2024)
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Manufacturer (30/09/2024)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Manufacturer (30/09/2024)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (30/09/2024)

Product description

Buoyancy aid for learning how to swim. Product also sold online, in particular via Amazon ASIN B09Z6CD15H.

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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