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Proaqua inflatable armbands — drowning risk

EU Safety GateOther risk levelsDrowningAug 19, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Proaqua inflatable armbands — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Proaqua inflatable armbands — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Proaqua inflatable armbands — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Proaqua inflatable armbands — drowning risk

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

Hazard

When the caps are not entirely pushed in, air can leak through the valves, possibly causing the armbands to deflate with a risk of drowning for the user. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (07/06/2016)

Product description

Swimming armbands decorated with pictures of fish, sold in a plastic bag.

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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