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Zwembandjes (Armbands)

Official notice

3 Jul 2015

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Zwembandjes (Armbands). Null The plastic seams are not adequately welded, they could tear apart and cause deflation of the armbands while a child is in the water.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1. Published 2015-07-03.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/0818/15

Official notice

2015-07-03

The hazard

Null The plastic seams are not adequately welded, they could tear apart and cause deflation of the armbands while a child is in the water.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.

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Affected products

Product 1

Inflatable armbands

Product 2

Zwembandjes (Armbands)

Risk / hazard

Null The plastic seams are not adequately welded, they could tear apart and cause deflation of the armbands while a child is in the water.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13138-1.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Hema.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Drowning

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/0818/15

Classification

Serious risk — Drowning

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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