GARVEE Buoyancy Aid — drowning risk (SR/02862/26)

Hazard

The product is marketed and packaged as a “life jacket”, despite being identified within the product documentation and markings as a 50N buoyancy aid. A buoyancy aid does not provide the same level of protection as a life jacket and requires active participation from the wearer to remain afloat, whereas a life jacket is designed to provide face-up flotation without user intervention. The misleading description may cause consumers to overestimate the level of protection offered and use the product in circumstances for which it is not suitable, increasing the risk of drowning. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (PPE).

Measures taken

• Import rejected at border — Importer
• Destruction of the product — Importer

Product description

Buoyancy aid with adjustable belt as well as attached whistle. It is identified as a “life jacket” on the box but as a “buoyancy aid” on the product.

Matching notices: same barcode or model

Other official notices (EU, U.S. or UK) with the same barcode, or the same brand and model number. Check the details: a match is a strong hint, not proof that it is the same product.

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  GARVEE Buoyancy Aid — drowning risk (2609-0066)

  UK OPSSSerioussame brand & modelSep 15, 2026· Garvee· Protective equipment