Children's swimming armbands
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Protective equipmentDrowning
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Spain
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The plastic seam on the armbands may open, affecting the inflatable parts. There is a risk of drowning if a child is in the water when the seam opens and the armband deflates. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 13 August 2013
Product
- Description
- Yellow and orange swimming armbands with cartoon-style drawings of boats and beaches.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1312/13 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2013-038
- Published
- 23 September 2013
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/84003
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