
Children's sweatshirt tops and jacket
XOOPS
Clothing, textiles and fashion itemsStrangulation
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Lithuania
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The products pose a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the neck area. The products do not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682, according to which garments intended for young children aged from birth to age 7 years “shall not be designed, manufactured or supplied with drawstrings, functional cords or decorative cords in the hood or neck area”.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- (i) sweatshirt top for girls (size 128 cm) with drawstrings with knots at the end in the hood area, (ii) sweatshirt top for boys (size 128 cm) with drawstrings in the hood area, (iii) jacket for girls (size 92-128 cm) with a hood containing elastic drawstrings with plastic toggles on the ends.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0515/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-14
- Published
- 16 April 2009
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-15112
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