EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-21
Kids Joy · Children's clothing set
The product poses a risk of: - strangulation, due to the presence of drawstrings in the hood area, - injuries, due to the presence of 300 mm long cords with plastic toggles in the waist which exceeds the maximum permitted limit (140mm). The products do not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
- Published
- 05 June 2009
- Notifying authority
- Bulgaria
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. . Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0718/09
Classification
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Risk type
- Injuries, Strangulation
- Country of origin
- Bulgaria
Product description
The set consists of two parts: a pair of trousers and a sweatshirt. Sizes: intended for small children up to 7 years of age, and for older children and adolescents from 7 to 14 years of age. - The trousers are grey and have a cord with plastic toggles at both ends. The cord is placed in the waist area and its ends are longer than 140 mm – each end is 300 mm long. - The sweatshirt is pink and has an embroidered inscription “h2O” and “Winx club”. It also has a hood with cords that have loose ends with plastic toggles. The label contains the following information: type of product – a children’s set; composition – 100% polyester; indications in accordance with the common symbols for washing, dry-cleaning, ironing and bleaching. The product is sold in a separate, transparent, polyethylene bag. <b>The product may be treated as counterfeit.</b>