Children's Swim Vests sold by TK Maxx — drowning risk

Hazard

The product has been identified as presenting a high risk of drowing as it is classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that it has 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 across a wide range of uses. The products do not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment.

Remedy

The products have been recalled from end users.Owners of any of the life vests should cease use immediately and return to any TK Maxx or Homesense store for a full refund. For any queries, please contact the TJX customer services team on 01923 473561, or via emailing [email protected] . For further information, please access the TK Maxx recall website at the following link: https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/l/product-recall .

Product recall

Measures taken

• Recall of product from end users

Product description

Various child swim vests. Patterns and designs: whales, dinosaurs, sharks, starfish, unicorns, crabs, fish, juice floats or seahorses. Some swim vests have attached goggles.