InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : APOINT – Children’s fancy dress costume

APOINT – Children’s fancy dress costume

Name: Cape de vampire

Category: 10

Date: 2025-04-18

Product Category: Toys

Risk Type: Strangulation

Danger: The product has long functional cords with free ends in the neck area. The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1 and EN 14682.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 25/10/2024

Description: Fancy dress costume: black and red vampire cape for children aged 3 and up.

Notifying Country: France

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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