NEXT STARS · Children's top

The product poses a risk of suffocation due to the presence of drawstrings (340 mm in length) in the hood 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 shall not be designed, manufactured or supplied with drawstrings, functional cords or decorative cords in the hood or neck area.

Published: 19 December 2008
Notifying authority: Greece
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

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

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Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 1471/08
Model: Art. No. PL078A

Classification

Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Risk type: Suffocation
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

Red, blue and white sweatshirt with a blue hood containing a drawstring. On the front are blue and white printed patterns and the inscriptions: "A 6", “SPORT JM 2008”and “NEXT STARS”. A cardboard label, attached to the sweatshirt, contains the name, model and size of the product. Other labels contain the inscription: NEXT STARS, the composition: 100% cotton and the size: 10A.