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EU Safety GateRecalled 2009-05-08serious risk

Children's sports suit - Vikideia fashion (Vikideia)

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Children's sports suit - Vikideia fashion

  • Brand Vikideia

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Vikideia fashion has recalled a children's sports suit consisting of trousers and a hooded sweatshirt due to a strangulation hazard. The sweatshirt contains drawstrings in the hood area, which violates European safety standard EN 14682 that prohibits drawstrings, functional cords, or decorative cords in the hood or neck area of garments for children from birth to age 7. The suit features butterfly images and "Vikideia fashion" text printed on the front and is made of 100% cotton.

Authorities in Bulgaria ordered the product removed from sale and recalled from consumers. The recall document does not specify what consumers should do with the recalled product or how to obtain a refund or replacement.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the hood area of the sweatshirt. 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.

What should I do?

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

Details from the source

Children's sports suit in two parts: trousers and a sweatshirt with a hood containing drawstrings. On the front of the sweatshirt are printed images of butterflies and the inscriptions: "Vikideia fashion", in different colours. A cardboard label, attached to the sweatshirt, contains the name, composition: 100% cotton and size of the product. The product is sold without packaging. Model: Unknown Notifying country: Bulgaria

Source

Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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