2024.03.20 Recall: Pink and Black Life Jacket (sold via Amazon)
20 March 2024
The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Pink and Black Life Jacket (sold via Amazon)
Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
Country of origin
China
Product description
Vest style personal flotation device with centre front zipper closure, 2 x 25 mm black webbing waistbelt with plastic buckle front closure and single 25 mm black webbing crotch strap.
Amazon ASIN
B09Z6XLFXF
Listing name
Adult Swim Life Jacket Adjustable Portable Flotation Device Adult Kids Swim Vest with Reflective Strips for Boating, Kayaking, Fishing, 55-220lbs, Large, Pink
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 buoyancy aid (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 as a buoyancy aid.
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
Recall of the product from end users.
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
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