Injuries

Children's vest

JUMBO
Children's vestChildren's vest
Case number
0434/09
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Type / Model
Item No: 331716, bar code: 0 256534 000034
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2009-04-03

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of injuries due to the presence of a drawstring in the waist area with free ends which protrude 170 mm each. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682, according to which free ends of drawstrings in the waist area shall protrude by a maximum of 140 mm at each end when the garment is opened to its largest and laid flat.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Corrective actions by the importer ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Children’s (girl’s) knitted vest with stripes in various colours. On the waist area of the vest, there is a drawstring and decorative pompoms (in white, pink, green, and blue). On the inside, there is a sewn, textile label, which has the following inscription in English: “JUMBO, 04 YEARS” and information concerning the product (the composition and the country of origin of the product). Additionally, there is a cardboard label attached on the vest, which contains the inscription: “Jumbo, 04 YEARS” and information about the product, such as the address of the importer and the country of origin. Composition: 100% acrylic. Sizes: 12, 18 and 24 months, 04 and 06 years.