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The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Product
Wentsen Adult Buoyancy Vest (sold via AliExpress)

Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket / Buoyancy Aid

Country of origin
China

Product description
A dark blue and black buoyancy vest with a centre zipper and two black buckles.

AliExpress ID
3256804463920394

Listing name
Life Vest Adults Surf Vest Kayak Wakeboard Motorboats Raft Rescue Boat Jet Ski Water Sports Swimming Drifting Rescue Life Jacket

Hazard
The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. 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).

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