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Alpine ski helmet – R.E.D

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 9 Oct 2008In the weekly report of 10 Oct 2008 (week 40, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Alpine ski helmet
Brand
R.E.D
Brand as notified
R.E.D.
Type / model
model: TRACE 05, article: R70706074/
Description
The helmet is black with the following information on the inside: “meets ASTM F2040-00 and EN 1077, mod. TRACE 0.5, size, weight 489 g., location of manufacture China”, CE mark and warnings. The packaging is a red box with a label marked: "TRACE 0.5 Youth M, black./noir."
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because, due to its insufficient shock absorbing capacity, sharp pieces of plastic may come loose from the helmet and result in concussion. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1077.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the retailer
Notifying country
Latvia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1134/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1134/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1134/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1134/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-40 (XML)
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