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Bestway Splash and play inflatable armbands — drowning risk

EU Safety GateOther risk levelsDrowningAug 19, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Bestway Splash and play inflatable armbands — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Bestway Splash and play inflatable armbands — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Bestway Splash and play inflatable armbands — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Bestway Splash and play inflatable armbands — drowning risk

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

Hazard

The strength of the seams is not sufficient and a chamber may start to leak after prolonged or repeated use. The deflation of the chamber may affect buoyancy, as well as the size of the product. Consequently, the product might not stay on the child's upper arms, posing a risk of drowning.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (07/06/2016)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor

Product description

Swimming armbands decorated with pictures of dolphins, sold in plastic packaging.

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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