Girls' tracksuit
Target Sportswear
- Country of origin
- Greece
- Notifying country
- Cyprus
Requirements breached
The drawstrings in the neck area may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. In addition, the drawstrings in the waist area are too long and could become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 11 September 2017
Product
- Description
- Girls' clothing set that includes a sweatshirt and a pair of trousers in fuchsia color. The set is intended for 14 year old girls. The pair of trousers bears drawstrings at the waist area that are measuring longer than 20cm each (24.5cm).
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1631/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-047
- Published
- 15 November 2017
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1041/17 published on report n° 31-2017 of 04/08/2017 has been removed from the RAPEX at the request of the authority due to invalid testing results.
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