Pink Adult Adjustable Flotation Device, 55-220lbs sold via Amazon — drowning risk

Hazard

The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning as it was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection). The product does not provide the minimum level of buoyancy and there are no minimum and maximum user’s mass stated. 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 Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment or the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.

Remedy

OPSS has required the recall of the product from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Product recall

Measures taken

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

Product description

Black and pink vest style life jacket/buoyancy aid with twin front black plastic buckles, 25mm black webbing waistbelt and single crotch strap on users left worn side.