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Matalan Boys’ Swimwear — strangulation & entrapment risk

UK OPSSStrangulationEntrapmentJun 3, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Matalan Boys’ Swimwear — strangulation & entrapment risk
Photo from the official notice: Matalan Boys’ Swimwear — strangulation & entrapment risk
Photo from the official notice: Matalan Boys’ Swimwear — strangulation & entrapment risk
Photo from the official notice: Matalan Boys’ Swimwear — strangulation & entrapment risk

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

Hazard

The products present a risk of entrapment and strangulation due to the length of the functional draw cords. The products do not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

Remedy

The product has been recalled from end users by Matalan. If you have purchased any of the affected boys’ swimwear, please stop using it immediately and return it to your nearest Matalan store for a full refund. You will not need to produce a receipt. Should you have any queries, please contact the Matalan Customer Care Team on 0333 0044444 or via email on [email protected] For further information, please access the Matalan recall site here: https://www.matalan.co.uk/customer-services/product-recall-notice.list

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users

Product description

Three designs of children’s swimwear including a shark rash vest with blue shorts set, green tie-dyed shorts and blue striped shorts.

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.

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