Helmet for water sports
Palm
Protective equipmentInjuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The helmet does not provide sufficient protection against impacts.
Requirements breached
Users might consequently suffer injuries to the head. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (since 21/04/2018 repealed by the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation) and the relevant European standard EN 1385.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 February 2019
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 6 February 2019
Product
- Description
- Helmet for canoeing and white water sports; sizes 52-58. The product was sold online.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0653/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-016
- Published
- 11 April 2019
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