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Swim vest – Limmys “Buoyant aids for swimming instruction”

Serious risk Drowning

Published by Safety Gate 13 Dec 2024In the weekly report of 20 Dec 2024 (week 51, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Swim vest
Brand
Limmys
Name
Buoyant aids for swimming instruction
Type / model
Lim00BM
Description
1.5 mm neoprene swim vest of medium size, intended for children between two and five years. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0824TKNXR).
Risk
The product lacks the necessary instructions of use and warnings about active supervision. Moreover, the crotch buckle can be easily opened. This can result in drowning. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the importer · from 1 Dec 2024
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the importer · from 1 Dec 2024
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the importer · from 1 Dec 2024
Online marketplace
Amazon
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/03693/24Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/03693/24Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/03693/24Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/03693/24Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/03693/24Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/03693/24
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/03693/24
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-51 (XML)
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