The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Product
Life Jacket 150 N

Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket

Model number
150N

ASIN
B09Z6XD77H

Batch number
2022022207

Country of origin
Unknown

Product description
A blue coloured lifejacket with the words 'life jacket' written down the right-hand side. Yellow coloured on the inside with two reflective pieces of material each side. A single orange whistle is on the inside as well as a blow valve. Underneath some further material are Chinese instructions and an automatic system to inflate the life jacket. English instructions and some images are located on the strap of the life jacket.

Life jacket 

Hazard
The product is classed as personal protective equipment (PPE). The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that it had been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment 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 to protect them from harm in the water.

The product does not meet the requirements of the PPE Regulation 2016/425.

Corrective action
The authority is requiring the recall of the product from end users.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Full notice

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