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Inflatable armbands – Huggies “Unknown”

Serious risk Drowning

Published by Safety Gate 21 Dec 2012In the weekly report of 28 Dec 2012 (week 52, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Inflatable armbands
Brand
Huggies
Brand as notified
HUGGIES
Name
Unknown
Type / model
KC 001
Batch
Unknown
Description
Inflatable armbands intended for children from 6 months to 6 years of age, with pictures of animals and with two stoppers on each of the armbands.
Risk
null The product does not meet the relevant physical and mechanical safety requirements. There is a risk of drowning of the user as the stoppers are too long which could lead to inadvertent opening of the valves and when the plugs are open the device does not retain enough buoyancy. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
Notifying country
Bulgaria
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1956/12Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1956/12
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1956/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-052 (XML)
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