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Armbands

Serious risk Choking, Drowning

Published by Safety Gate 7 Dec 2006In the weekly report of 8 Dec 2006 (week 48, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Armbands
Description
Category: Children’s equipmentProduct: ArmbandsBrand: BestwayType/number of model: 1) SEA LIFE, ref 3604; 2) TROPIC PRINT, ref 3605
Risk
Both armbands pose a serious risk of drowning because they failed the tensile test (the stoppers came off when a force of less than 90N was applied). These products pose a serious risk of choking because the stoppers fit into the small parts cylinder defined in the standard EN 71-1.Furthermore, the model with reference 3604 (no 1) did not pass the puncture test. These products do not comply with the European Standard EN 13138-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authority
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0789/06Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0789/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0789/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-48 (XML)
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