SwimFin – Swimming aid
Name: SwimFin Haifischflosse (graue Version)
Category: 10
Date: 2024-10-11
Product Category: Protective equipment
Risk Type: Drowning
Danger: There is a risk of drowning as the product is not sufficiently visible in water and lacks the necessary warnings about active supervision. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 13138-1.
Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 20/09/2024Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 20/09/2024Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 20/09/2024
Description: Swimming aid in the form of a shark fin. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B09K6CWK53; B09JM8S9H2 ).
Notifying Country: Austria
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
