Injuries, Strangulation

Children's clothing set

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Case number
0718/09
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Country of origin
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Published
2009-06-05

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of: - strangulation, due to the presence of drawstrings in the hood area, - injuries, due to the presence of 300 mm long cords with plastic toggles in the waist which exceeds the maximum permitted limit (140mm). The products do not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown

The set consists of two parts: a pair of trousers and a sweatshirt. Sizes: intended for small children up to 7 years of age, and for older children and adolescents from 7 to 14 years of age. - The trousers are grey and have a cord with plastic toggles at both ends. The cord is placed in the waist area and its ends are longer than 140 mm – each end is 300 mm long. - The sweatshirt is pink and has an embroidered inscription “h2O” and “Winx club”. It also has a hood with cords that have loose ends with plastic toggles. The label contains the following information: type of product – a children’s set; composition – 100% polyester; indications in accordance with the common symbols for washing, dry-cleaning, ironing and bleaching. The product is sold in a separate, transparent, polyethylene bag. <b>The product may be treated as counterfeit.</b>