Product Recall: Reflective outdoor safety belt/harness sold via Etsy (2311-0085)

Product Recall for Reflective outdoor safety belt/harness sold via Etsy presenting a serious risk of injuries.

Summary

Product: Reflective outdoor safety belt/harness sold via Etsy

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries due to the absence of independent conformity assessment to demonstrate the product will perform when required.

Corrective action: Recall of the product from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Etsy).

Product information

Type Personal protective equipment (PPE) – Safety belt/Harness
Etsy ID 604106348
Listing Name Custom Text Your Text flex screen Reflective jacket vest Unisex Outdoor safety vest reflective Belt For Running Cycling Sport
Country of Origin Unknown
Product Description A black reflective safety belt/harness designed to be fitted over the shoulders and around the waist.
Product Report and Image Link to Product Image and PDF

Hazard

The product is classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 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 safety belt or harness.

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 authority has required the recall of the product from end users.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Etsy).

Additional information

PSD number: 2311-0085

Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards

Updates to this page

Published 30 November 2023
Last updated 25 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated to change Product Safety Report to Product Recall as the product has now been recalled.

  2. First published.