Product Recall: Camouflage Life Jacket sold via AliExpress (2402-0093)
Product Recall for Camouflage Life Jacket sold via AliExpress presenting a serious risk of drowning.
Summary
Product: Camouflage Life Jacket sold via AliExpress
Hazard: 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Model number | CT-1020 |
| AliExpress ID | 3256803371260216 |
| Listing Name | Adult Lifesaving Reversible Life Jacket Buoyancy Aid Flotation Device Work Vest Clothing Swimming Marine Life Jacket 2022 New In |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Product Description | Green camouflage vest-style personal flotation device with fluorescent orange lining fabric. Two front closure buckles with 50mm black webbing waistbelt and double permanently attached black 25mm webbing crotch straps with plastic closure buckles. |
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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).
Additional information
PSD number: 2402-0093
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards