The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Omouboi Orange Life Jacket (sold via AliExpress)
Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket / buoyancy aid
Country of origin
China
Product description
Orange centre front zip with lower 25 mm waist belt and centre fastening buckle closure, additional crotch / leg strap supplied separately can be fitted.
Model name
Floatage Jacket
Model number
SOF00002
AliExpress ID
2255800416538257
Listing name
Adult Inflatable Swimming Life Vest Life Jacket Snorkeling Floating Surfing Water Safety Sports Life Saving Jackets Water Sports
Hazard
The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection).
The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment by a body authorised for PPE 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 as a buoyancy aid.
The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment or the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.
Corrective action
OPSS has required that the products are recalled from end users.
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (AliExpress).
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