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SOLMAR Manguitos Tucanes 3D inflatable armbands — drowning & entrapment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDrowningEntrapmentSep 19, 2025
Photo from the official notice: SOLMAR Manguitos Tucanes 3D inflatable armbands — drowning & entrapment risk
Photo from the official notice: SOLMAR Manguitos Tucanes 3D inflatable armbands — drowning & entrapment risk
Photo from the official notice: SOLMAR Manguitos Tucanes 3D inflatable armbands — drowning & entrapment risk
Photo from the official notice: SOLMAR Manguitos Tucanes 3D inflatable armbands — drowning & entrapment risk
Photo from the official notice: SOLMAR Manguitos Tucanes 3D inflatable armbands — drowning & entrapment risk

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

Hazard

The armbands have a protruding part in the shape of a toucan. A child wearing the armbands while swimming could drown if the protruding part gets stuck and causes the child to become trapped or immobilised. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (PPE) nor with the European standard EN 13138-1.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor (25/07/2025)

Product description

Inflatable armbands for children weighing between 18 and 30 kg, with a toucan figure.

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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