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Children’s jacket — injuries & strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesStrangulationNov 29, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Children’s jacket — injuries & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Children’s jacket — injuries & strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings with knots and toggles on the ends in the hood. The drawstring is made out of elastic and, if pulled, the toggles may spring back into the eyes and face of the child, causing injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (08/08/2013)

Product description

Children’s jacket with a hood that can be removed by using a zipper. The hood includes an unfixed elastic drawstring with plastic toggles on the ends. The product is available in various colours.Size: 128, 134, 140, 146, 152.

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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