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Children's sweatshirt tops and jacket – Xoops

Serious risk Strangulation

Published by Safety Gate 16 Apr 2009In the weekly report of 17 Apr 2009 (week 14, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Children's sweatshirt tops and jacket
Brand
Xoops
Brand as notified
XOOPS
Type / 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.
Description
(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.
Risk
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”.
Measures
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0515/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0515/09Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0515/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0515/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-14 (XML)
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