Swimming armbands
Vidal · Manguitos Decorados
Protective equipmentDrowning
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
- Notifying country
- Spain
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The valve protrudes too much from the surrounding surface when the two sections of the armbands are inflated. There are no instructions, warnings, advice or recommendations for use, maintenance or ensuring safety, all of which are necessary to ensure that the product is used correctly. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 28 November 2013
Product
- Description
- Blue armbands decorated with pictures of a blue duck with a yellow beak. Printed on the armband in white letters and in several languages, including Spanish, is the following: "WARNING: Not recommended for children under three years". The product is packaged in a sealed transparent plastic bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0105/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-003
- Published
- 16 January 2014
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/99840
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