Level: Serious risk
Type: Consumer products
Ref.: A12/1293/16
Notifying country: Hungary
Country of origin: Unknown
Counterfeit:
Risk type: Strangulation
Product: Girl’s waistcoat
Product name: Unknown
Product description: Waistcoat made of artificial fur with hood and zip-fastener. It is available in different colours. The hood is decorated with eyes and ears and includes elastic drawstring with plastic toggles. When the hood opening is at its largest the drawstring forms a protruding loop. Sample size: 128
Brand: BENTER
Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Type/number of model: 10618
Batch number/Barcode: Unknown
OECD Portal Category: 67000000 - Clothing
Risk: The protruding loops and toggles in the hood may become caught during various activities of the child, leading to strangulation.
The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Measures adopted by notifying country: Measures ordered by public authorities: Recall of the product from end users, Withdrawal of the product from the market
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