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Swimming armbands – Vidal “Manguitos Decorados”

Serious risk Drowning

Published by Safety Gate 16 Jan 2014In the weekly report of 24 Jan 2014 (week 3, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Swimming armbands
Brand
Vidal (56 alerts)
Name
Manguitos Decorados
Type / model
ref. 0211226
Batch
8432583112269
Barcode
8432583112269
Description
Blue armbands decorated with pictures of a blue duck with a yellow beak. Printed on the armband in white letters and in several languages, including Spanish, is the following: "WARNING: Not recommended for children under three years". The product is packaged in a sealed transparent plastic bag.
Risk
null The valve protrudes too much from the surrounding surface when the two sections of the armbands are inflated. There are no instructions, warnings, advice or recommendations for use, maintenance or ensuring safety, all of which are necessary to ensure that the product is used correctly. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 28 Nov 2013
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
Taiwan
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0105/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0105/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0105/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-003 (XML)
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