Product Recall: SKCURE Children's Vest Style Buoyancy Aid sold via eBay (2402-0062)
Product Recall for SKCURE Children's Vest Style Buoyancy Aid presenting a serious risk of drowning.
Summary
Product: SKCURE Children’s Vest Style Buoyancy Aid sold via eBay
Hazard: The product has been identified as presenting a serious risk of drowning it does not meet the minimum level of buoyancy required.
Corrective action: OPSS has required the recall of the product from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
Product information
| Type | Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Buoyancy Aid |
|---|---|
| Brand | SKCURE |
| eBay item number | 284935899837 |
| Listing Name | Swimming Swim Aid Vest Floating Children Kids Sports Buoyancy Life Jacket 2022 |
| Product Description | An orange and white children’s vest style buoyancy aid with a front zipper closure and plastic front buckle on grey 25mm webbing. Reflective rectangular patches to each shoulder. |
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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 and there are no minimum and maximum user’s mass stated.
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 (eBay).
Additional information
PSD number: 2402-0062
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards