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Babies' swim vest – Heatons “Unknown”

Serious risk Drowning

Published by Safety Gate 27 Jun 2013In the weekly report of 5 Jul 2013 (week 26, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Babies' swim vest
Brand
Heatons
Name
Unknown
Type / model
07620078
Batch
Unknown
Description
Yellow swim vest for babies.
Risk
null The product poses a risk of drowning, because it does not keep children afloat. Two incidents reported. Moreover, it contains inadequate warnings in the instructions for users.The product does not comply with the Directive 89/686/EEC for personal protective equipment and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 20 Jun 2013
Notifying country
Ireland
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0797/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0797/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-026 (XML)
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