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Swimming aid – SwimFin “SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version)”

Serious risk Drowning

Published by Safety Gate 2 Oct 2024In the weekly report of 11 Oct 2024 (week 41, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Swimming aid
Brand
SwimFin
Name
SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version)
Barcode
4038867005346
Barcodes listed
4038867005346 (official alert record)
Description
Swimming aid in the form of a shark fin. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B09K6CWK53; B09JM8S9H2 ).
Risk
There is a risk of drowning as the product is not sufficiently visible in water and lacks the necessary warnings about active supervision. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the manufacturer · from 20 Sep 2024
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the manufacturer · from 20 Sep 2024
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 20 Sep 2024
Online marketplace
Amazon
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02778/24Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02778/24Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02778/24Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02778/24
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/02778/24
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-41 (XML)
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