Inflatable armbands

Hema · Zwembandjes (Armbands)

Protective equipmentDrowning

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: The Netherlands
Counterfeit: No

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Requirements breached

The plastic seams are not adequately welded, they could tear apart and cause deflation of the armbands while a child is in the water. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 28 May 2015

Product

Description: Red and yellow plastic inflatable armbands supplied in transparent packaging
Brand: Hema
Model / type: Article No.: 15800007
Batch: 15.80.0007

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/0818/15 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2015-026
Published: 24 June 2015
Corrigendum: Notifications A12/0941/14, A12/0948/14, A12/0949/14 and A12/0950/14 from week 25 of 2014 have been permanently removed following further information received from the notifying country.