Inflatable armbands
Proaqua
Hobby/sports equipmentDrowning
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
Requirements breached
When the caps are not entirely pushed in, air can leak through the valves, possibly causing the armbands to deflate with a risk of drowning for the user. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 7 June 2016
Product
- Description
- Swimming armbands decorated with pictures of fish, sold in a plastic bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A11/0074/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-033
- Published
- 12 August 2016
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/212468
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