IDOTA – Buoyancy aid
Name: Shwimmflügel
Category: 10
Date: 2024-10-25
Product Category: Protective equipment
Risk Type: Drowning
Danger: The product’s inflatable buoyancy is not equipped with check valves which ensure seal tightness. The stoppers are also not attached to the valves. Therefore, the inflatable buoyancy aids are not sufficiently airtight, which could cause drowning 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: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 30/09/2024Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 30/09/2024Type 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: 30/09/2024Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 30/09/2024Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 30/09/2024
Description: Buoyancy aid for learning how to swim. Product also sold online, in particular via Amazon ASIN B09Z6CD15H.
Notifying Country: Austria
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
