EU Safety Gate · Report-2014-049
Unknown · Bathing costume
The valve of the vest is not a non-return valve. This means that air can leak, causing the vest to deflate with a risk of drowning for the user. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13138.
- Published
- 12 December 2014
- Notifying authority
- Bulgaria
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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: 16/10/2014
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/1957/14
- Model
- Orange „Swim Vest – Step A”, yellow „Swim Vest – step B”, blue „Bonch Vest – step С”.
- Batch
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Risk type
- Drowning
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Buoyancy aids (vests) fastened at the front by means of two plastic snap buttons. The size of the vest can be adjusted by means of 2 plastic buckles. It has three inflatable chambers. On the front of the vest there are inscriptions „Bonch Vest Step С, Step A, Step B, Pool School”. The products are s