Product Recall: Changsha Yunle Children's Products Adult Life Vest Adjustable sold via AliExpress (2402-0255)

Product Recall for Changsha Yunle Children's Products Adult Life Vest Adjustable sold via AliExpress presenting a serious risk of drowning.

Summary

Product: Changsha Yunle Children’s Products Adult Life Vest Adjustable 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 it had 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
Brand Changsha Yunle Children’s Products Co Ltd
AliExpress ID 1005004228476258
Listing Name Adult Life Vest Adjustable Life whistle SOS Jacket Vest Swimming surfing motion Water Safety Products
Country of Origin China
Product description Fluorescent orange vest style life vest with modular foam and stitched panelling.
Product Report and Image Link to product image and PDF

Hazard

The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning as it 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 does not meet the minimum level of buoyancy required.

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 case number: 2402-0255

Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards

Published 4 June 2024