The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Inflatable Children's Swim Aid Age 3-10 Years (sold via eBay)
Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Swim Vest
Country of origin
Unknown
Product description
Vest-style swim aid with two front plastic buckles with adjustable straps.
Model name
Pool School Swim Vest
Model number
Step C
eBay item number
334514761201
Listing name
Inflatable Children Kids Swimming Floating Swim Aid Vest Life Jacket 3-10 Age UK
Hazard
The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning.
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.
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 the recall of the product from end users.
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
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