2024.01.23 Recall: Pink and Blue Children's Swim Vest (sold via Wish)
23 January 2024
The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Pink and Blue Children's Swim Vest (sold via Wish)
Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
Country of origin
China
Product description
Pink inherent swim vest with blue trim, single front zipper closure and Velcro closure tab.
WISH ID
5991b0f285da120d9380b901
Listing name
Children Life jacket Kids Life vest Buoyancy Safe Vest Pool Water Life jacket Baby Swimsuit Kids Swimming Life vest Surfing vest
Hazard
The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a swim vest (which does not provide the same level of protection).
The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment by a body authorised for PPE is required by the relevant Regulations for those products which protect against more serious risks, the absence of such independent assessment for such a product may increase the risk to the consumer that the product may not perform as expected when relied upon.
The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment or the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.
Corrective action
OPSS has required that the products are recalled from end users.
Owners are advised to cease use of the product and contact the distributor they purchased from to request redress.
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
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