Children's sweatshirt tops and jacket
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Children's sweatshirt tops and jackets sold under the brand names XOOPS and IN STYLE have been recalled due to drawstrings in the hood and neck areas that pose a strangulation risk. The affected products include a girls' sweatshirt (size 128 cm, model RZ7NR6) with knotted drawstrings in the hood, a boys' sweatshirt (size 128 cm, model RZ8HX35) with drawstrings in the hood, and a girls' jacket (sizes 92-128 cm, model PV9KE1) with elastic drawstrings and plastic toggles. These garments do not meet the European safety standard EN 14682, which prohibits drawstrings, functional cords, or decorative cords in the hood or neck areas of clothing designed for children from birth to age 7.
Authorities have ordered a sales ban and withdrawal of these products from the market. The record does not specify what actions affected consumers should take in response to this recall.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
The products pose a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the neck area. The products do 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”.
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
(i) sweatshirt top for girls (size 128 cm) with drawstrings with knots at the end in the hood area, (ii) sweatshirt top for boys (size 128 cm) with drawstrings in the hood area, (iii) jacket for girls (size 92-128 cm) with a hood containing elastic drawstrings with plastic toggles on the ends. Model: (i) sweatshirt for girls, name: XOOPS, mod: RZ7NR6, (ii) sweatshirt for boys, name: IN STYLE, mod: RZ8HX35, (iii) jacket for girls, name: IN STYLE, mod: PV9KE1. Notifying country: Lithuania
Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗
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