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Sun & Fun armbands "green monster arm-ring" — drowning risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDrowningFeb 18, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Sun & Fun armbands "green monster arm-ring" — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Sun & Fun armbands "green monster arm-ring" — drowning risk
Photo from the official notice: Sun & Fun armbands "green monster arm-ring" — drowning risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of drowning because, in the event of accidental opening of the stopper of the inflation valve, the armband immediately deflates. It is not fitted with a non-return valves to ensure that the inflatable device retains at least 75 % of its original buoyancy after the stopper is open for a period of 2 minutes.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13138.

Product description

Armbands 25 x18 cm in the form of a green monster, packed in a white bag. On the bag there is a photo of a girl wearing the armbands, instructions in English and the trademark of the product.

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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