EU Safety Gate · Report-2012-036
Unknown
The product poses a risk of drowning of small children because the armbands' valves cannot block the air flow as a result of which the air freely leaks out of the armband. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.
- Published
- 07 September 2012
- Notifying authority
- Bulgaria
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/1348/12
- Model
- 1. Item No XL-0058, 2.Item No XL-0035
- Batch
- Barcode: 1. 6 915574 400580, 2. 6 915574 400351
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 6915574400351 · 6915574400580
Classification
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Risk type
- Drowning
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
1. Inflatable children’s armbands intended for children over 3 years of age, with the following pictures: a heart with a kitten ("Hello Kitty") – (THE PRODUCT MAY BE COUNTERFEIT), a horse with a horn and a flower with a mushroom, placed inside cellophane packaging, composition: plastic. 2. Inflatabl