Children’s fancy dress costume
APOINT · Cape de vampire
ToysStrangulation
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product has long functional cords with free ends in the neck area. The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1 and EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 2 May 2025
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 25 October 2024
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 2 May 2025
Product
- Description
- Fancy dress costume: black and red vampire cape for children aged 3 and up. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.
- Packaging
- Plastic bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/01518/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-16
- Published
- 5 November 2025
- Modified
- 5 November 2025
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/01518/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the measures taken by online marketplaces for this product.
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