The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Jiuran Life Jacket (sold via Fruugo)
Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket / buoyancy aid
Country of origin
China
Product description
Black and grey vest-style personal flotation device with double front black plastic closures and twin black crotch straps.
Fruugo ID
84040589-173328777
Listing name
life-jacket-adjustable-size-vest-vest-large-buoyancy-life-jacket-unisex
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 as a life jacket.
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
The seller recalled the products from end users.
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Fruugo).
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