Official safety alertOther risk levels
EU Safety Gate · Report-2016-051
Baby Swimmer · Zwemband rond de hals ('Neck swimming ring')
When the stoppers of the valves are not correctly closed, the swim ring loses too much air (up to 55%) and buoyancy is not guaranteed leading to a risk of drowning. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
- Published
- 23 December 2016
- Notifying authority
- Belgium
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 21/10/2016
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A11/0126/16
- Batch
- Models affected were produced before 1 August 2017. Since then, the TÜV GS logo has been placed on the product and the packaging. The date of production has also been placed on the packaging to distinguish the compliant products from the affected models, which are the subject of this notification.
Classification
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Risk type
- Drowning
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Inflatable neck ring to help babies float. The product is sold in a plastic bag.