InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : SOLMAR – Inflatable armbands

SOLMAR – Inflatable armbands

Name: Manguitos Tucanes 3D

Category: 10

Date: 2025-09-19

Product Category: Protective equipment

Risk Type: Drowning, Entrapment

Danger: The armbands have a protruding part in the shape of a toucan. A child wearing the armbands while swimming could drown if the protruding part gets stuck and causes the child to become trapped or immobilised. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (PPE) nor with the European standard EN 13138-1.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 25/07/2025

Description: Inflatable armbands for children weighing between 18 and 30 kg, with a toucan figure.

Notifying Country: Spain

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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