AKAMAI · Children’s jacket

The product poses a risk of strangulation due to the presence of drawstrings in the neck area. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682, according to which garments intended for young children aged from birth to age 7 years “should not be designed, manufactured or supplied with drawstrings, functional cords or decorative cords in the hood or neck area."

Published: 17 April 2009
Notifying authority: Greece
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Corrective actions by the importer ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 0530/09
Model: Code No. 16096

Classification

Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Risk type: Strangulation
Country of origin: Italy

Product description

Child’s jacket in white with buttons and a hood with fur trim. The hood has drawstrings ended with fur pom-poms.