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EU Safety Gate · Report-2016-041

BENTER · Girl’s waistcoat

The protruding loops and toggles in the hood may become caught during various activities of the child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Published
14 October 2016
Notifying authority
Hungary
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown. Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 31/03/2016

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1293/16
Model
10618
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Risk type
Strangulation
Country of origin
Not published

Waistcoat made of artificial fur with hood and zip-fastener. It is available in different colours. The hood is decorated with eyes and ears and includes elastic drawstring with plastic toggles. When the hood opening is at its largest the drawstring forms a protruding loop. Sample size: 128