EU Safety Gate · Report-2024-41
SwimFin · SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version)
There is a risk of drowning as the product is not sufficiently visible in water and lacks the necessary warnings about active supervision. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 13138-1.
- Published
- 11 October 2024
- Notifying authority
- Austria
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures. Date of entry into force: 20/09/2024 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 20/09/2024 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 20/09/2024
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/02778/24
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 4038867005346
Classification
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Risk type
- Drowning
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Product description
Swimming aid in the form of a shark fin. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B09K6CWK53; B09JM8S9H2 ).