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H&S Mellény ("vest") children’s sleeveless jacket — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationOct 31, 2014
Photo from the official notice: H&S Mellény ("vest") children’s sleeveless jacket — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: H&S Mellény ("vest") children’s sleeveless jacket — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: H&S Mellény ("vest") children’s sleeveless jacket — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The product has protruding loops and toggles in the neck area that could become caught, causing the child to be strangled.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (05/08/2014)

Product description

Sleeveless jacket for children with hood and two pockets. The removable hood is decorated with artificial fur and has an elastic drawstring with plastic toggles. When the hood opening is at its largest, the drawstring forms a protruding loop. Size: 98-128.

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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