Children’s jacket

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Clothing, textiles and fashion itemsInjuriesStrangulation

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Hungary

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Requirements breached

The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings with knots and toggles on the ends in the hood. The drawstring is made out of elastic and, if pulled, the toggles may spring back into the eyes and face of the child, causing injuries. 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: 8 August 2013
Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description: Children’s jacket with a hood that can be removed by using a zipper. The hood includes an unfixed elastic drawstring with plastic toggles on the ends. The product is available in various colours.Size: 128, 134, 140, 146, 152.
Brand: Unknown
Model / type: Model n°: 5153B
Batch: Unknown

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1661/13 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2013-047
Published: 22 November 2013
Corrigendum: Corrigendum: Notification A12/1248/12 from week 33 of 2012 has been temporarily removed as the risk posed by the product concerned is being re-assessed by the notifying authorities.