
Safety vest
Prowiste
Protective equipmentInjuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The vest does not have a sufficiently retro-reflective surface, meaning that a user is not adequately visible in situations where high visibility is essential. This can lead to (serious) injuries.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 20471
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 16 August 2023
- Stop of sales Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 16 August 2023
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 16 August 2023
Product
- Description
- Set of four yellow safety vests. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon ASIN B071NP6PHP.
- Packaging
- In a cardboard box
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/02221/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-38
- Published
- 20 September 2023
- Modified
- 20 September 2023
- Corrigendum
- INFO/00119/23: 13/12/2023 the risk description was modified following instructions from the notifying authority.
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