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Party Favors fancy-dress headdress — burns risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsJul 4, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Party Favors fancy-dress headdress — burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Party Favors fancy-dress headdress — burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Party Favors fancy-dress headdress — burns risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of burns due to the high flammability of the feathers and of the paper strip. If children wear the headdress and it catches fire, they may suffer burns mostly on the face and the upper parts of the head.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-2.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (10/04/2014)

Product description

Fancy-dress indian headdress consisting of a colourful paper strip on which six colourful feathers are fixed. The product is supplied in a plastic bag sealed with cardboard.

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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