Injuries, Strangulation

Children’s outfit - Forest guard

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Children’s outfit - Forest guard
Case number
0297/09
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Type / Model
BW9ES-701
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2009-03-06

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of: - strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the hood area. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682, according to which garments intended for young children aged from birth to age 7 years shall not be designed, manufactured or supplied with drawstrings, functional cords or decorative cords in the hood or neck area, - injuries due to the presence of drawstrings at the bottom of the jacket. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682 according to which drawstrings, decorative cords or functional cords which include toggles on the lower edges of garments, shall not hang below the lower edge of the garment.

Measures

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

Sweat pants and a long-sleeved sweatshirt with a zip, hood and cords in the hood and waist area of the trousers. The sweatshirt has the inscription "FOREST GUARD”, "MICHIGAN”, “BLACK BEAR” across the front and pictures of pines and a bear. Colour – light and dark grey.