Skip to content

Aquarius Children’s Life Jacket with Whistle sold via eBay — injuries risk

UK OPSSSerious riskInjuriesSold on eBayDec 22, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Aquarius Children’s Life Jacket with Whistle sold via eBay — injuries risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

The product is classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment by a body authorised for PPE is required by the relevant Regulations for those products which protect against more serious risks, the absence of such independent assessment for such a product may increase the risk to the consumer that the product may not perform as expected when relied upon as a buoyancy aid. The product does not meet the requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment.

Remedy

The product has been recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users
  • Removal of listing by online marketplace

Product description

A bright orange children’s life jacket sold in two sizes.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

More from this brand

See all →

Recent alerts in this category

See all →