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Stripy hooded top – Leela Cotton Naturtextilien Handels

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 28 Jun 2007In the weekly report of 29 Jun 2007 (week 25, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Stripy hooded top
Brand
Leela Cotton Naturtextilien Handels
Brand as notified
Leela Cotton Naturtextilien Handels GmbH
Type / model
2027 86/92
Description
Children’s garment. Sleeveless stripy hooded top with "pixie" hood, 2 mother-of-pearl buttons at the neck and large front pocket. 100% organic jersey cotton.
Risk
The product poses a serious risk of choking since the buttons on children’s clothing do not fulfil the requirements in the relevant standard. Including the spare button, the garment in question has three buttons present. Two garments were tested, resulting in all six buttons detaching before meeting the required force.On the first garment all the buttons detached at under 50 N.On the second garment one button detached at under 50 N, one at 52 N and one at 63 N. Five of the buttons broke into several thin pieces, while one detached while being set up for the test). The detached parts each fitted in the small parts cylinder and are deemed to pose a potential choking hazard to a child under 36 months. Size of garment tested was 12-24 months.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales by the retailer
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0614/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0614/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-25 (XML)
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