Product Recall: Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket Vest sold via AliExpress (2402-0074)
Product Recall for Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket Vest sold via AliExpress presenting a serious risk of drowning.
Summary
Product: Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket Vest sold via AliExpress
Hazard: The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed.
Corrective action: Recall of the product from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (AliExpress).
Product information
| Type | Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Life Jacket / buoyancy aid |
|---|---|
| AliExpress ID | 3256803887308926 |
| Listing Name | Shaoxing Shangyu Sifuwei Fire Equipment Co Ltd 2022 New Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket Adult Reflect Boats and Equipment Fishing Surfing Lifeguard Vest |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Product Description | A blue vest style inflatable life jacket with yellow internal fabric, black plastic buckle and a single back strap. Supplied with orange whistle attached via a white cord to the edge of inflatable chamber seam. |
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Hazard
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).
Additional information
PSD number: 2402-0074
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards.