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APOINT Cape de vampire children’s fancy dress costume — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationApr 18, 2025
Photo from the official notice: APOINT Cape de vampire children’s fancy dress costume — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: APOINT Cape de vampire children’s fancy dress costume — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: APOINT Cape de vampire children’s fancy dress costume — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The product has long functional cords with free ends in the neck area. The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1 and EN 14682.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Manufacturer
  • Recall of the product from end users — Manufacturer (25/10/2024)
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other (02/05/2025)
  • Warning consumers of the risks — Other (02/05/2025)

Product description

Fancy dress costume: black and red vampire cape for children aged 3 and up. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.

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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