Children's sweatshirt

There are long functional cords with free ends in the hood of the sweatshirt. They can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Published: 30 April 2021
Notifying authority: Iceland
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 01/01/2021

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/00579/21

Classification

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

Product description

Blue cotton hoodie with drawstrings in the hood, bearing an inscription saying "Unicef fyrir öll börn".