Suffocation

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Case number
1471/08
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Type / Model
Art. No. PL078A
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2008-12-19

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of suffocation due to the presence of drawstrings (340 mm in length) 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.

Measures

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

Red, blue and white sweatshirt with a blue hood containing a drawstring. On the front are blue and white printed patterns and the inscriptions: "A 6", “SPORT JM 2008”and “NEXT STARS”. A cardboard label, attached to the sweatshirt, contains the name, model and size of the product. Other labels contain the inscription: NEXT STARS, the composition: 100% cotton and the size: 10A.