Children’s sweatshirt

Pink & Ka

Clothing, textiles and fashion itemsStrangulation

Country of origin: Türkiye
Notifying country: Hungary

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Requirements breached

The drawstring in the hood with knotted ends may become trapped during various activities of the child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 31 March 2016
Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description: Sweatshirt with hood and kangaroo pocket in different colours, for children. The hood includes a drawstring with knots on the ends. The product is decorated with a heart with an inscription: "RIGHT… GO LEET". Sample sizes: 3-4, 5-6
Brand: Pink & Ka
Model / type: 011

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1292/16 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2016-041
Published: 6 October 2016
Corrigendum: Notification A11/0087/16 published on report 38 of 23/09/2016 has been modified to further specify the devices affected. Notification A12/1266/16 published on report 40 of 07/10/2016 has been withdrawn from the report following the national authority's indication, due to a re-evaluation of the risk. Notification A12/1262/16 published on report 40 of 07/10/2016 has been withdrawn from the report following a revised risk assessment by the notifying authority.