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Halloween Dracula fancy-dress costume — burns & strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsStrangulationAug 18, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Halloween Dracula fancy-dress costume — burns & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Halloween Dracula fancy-dress costume — burns & strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The cords in the neck/throat area can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. Moreover, the material of the cape is highly flammable. If the cape catches fire when worn, the child could suffer burns.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 71-2 and EN 14682.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Importer (11/07/2017)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer
  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (08/05/2017)

Product description

Children's black cape with a hood and cords in the neck area.

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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