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Bathing costume buoyancy aid — drowning risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDrowningDec 12, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Bathing costume buoyancy aid — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Bathing costume buoyancy aid — drowning risk

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

Hazard

The valve of the vest is not a non-return valve.This means that air can leak, causing the vest to deflate with a risk of drowning for the user.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13138.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (16/10/2014)

Product description

Buoyancy aids (vests) fastened at the front by means of two plastic snap buttons. The size of the vest can be adjusted by means of 2 plastic buckles. It has three inflatable chambers. On the front of the vest there are inscriptions „Bonch Vest Step С, Step A, Step B, Pool School”. The products are s

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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