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Children's swim vest – Pool School “Unknown”

Serious risk Drowning

Published by Safety Gate 11 Sep 2013In the weekly report of 20 Sep 2013 (week 37, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Children's swim vest
Brand
Pool School
Name
Unknown
Type / model
XL-0092
Batch
6915574400924
Barcode
6915574400924
Description
Children's inflatable, safety vest in yellow colour, size: 58 x 48cm, intended for children weighing up to 25 kg. On the front there are inscriptions in a foreign language: STEP А, B, C, POOL SCHOOL ™, STEP B, SWIM VEST; at the back there are warnings in English. There are also three valves with th
Risk
null The product poses a risk of drowning because the inflatable safety vest has three individual circles to be inflated with three valves; two of the valves are not reciprocating and allow free air leakage while the requirement states that the valves and stoppers shall be reciprocating and allow controlled reduction of pressure. Furthermore, the product does not contain the necessary warnings and instructions for use.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 30 Aug 2013
Notifying country
Bulgaria
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1268/13Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1268/13Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1268/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1268/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-037 (XML)
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