Fancy-dress costume
Unknown · Halloween Dracula
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The cords in the neck/throat area can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. Moreover, the material of the cape is highly flammable. If the cape catches fire when worn, the child could suffer burns. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 71-2 and EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 11 July 2017
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 8 May 2017
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Children's black cape with a hood and cords in the neck area.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1109/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-033
- Published
- 10 August 2017
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0963/17 from Report-2017-029 has been temporarily removed from the RAPEX website pending the examination of new test reports.
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