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Inflatable armbands — drowning risk (A12/1348/12)

EU Safety GateSerious riskDrowningSep 7, 2012
Photo from the official notice: Inflatable armbands — drowning risk (A12/1348/12)
Photo from the official notice: Inflatable armbands — drowning risk (A12/1348/12)
Photo from the official notice: Inflatable armbands — drowning risk (A12/1348/12)
Photo from the official notice: Inflatable armbands — drowning risk (A12/1348/12)
Photo from the official notice: Inflatable armbands — drowning risk (A12/1348/12)

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of drowning of small children because the armbands' valves cannot block the air flow as a result of which the air freely leaks out of the armband. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.

Product description

1. Inflatable children’s armbands intended for children over 3 years of age, with the following pictures: a heart with a kitten ("Hello Kitty") – (THE PRODUCT MAY BE COUNTERFEIT), a horse with a horn and a flower with a mushroom, placed inside cellophane packaging, composition: plastic. 2. Inflatabl

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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