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2023.11.10 Recall: Swimbubs - Float Jacket Buoyancy Aid
The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Swimbubs Float Jacket Buoyancy Aid
Type
Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Buoyancy Aid
Brand
Swimbubs
Sales period
May 2019 to October 2023
Country of origin
China
Product description
Children's life jackets with a pink dolphin or blue whale design.
Product details
Product code: BW-010 - BW-M
Product description: Swimbubs Float Jacket (1-3 Years, Blue Whale)
Barcode: X0010OSYGZ
ASIN: B07RK4P1K1
Product code: BW-010 - BW-S
Product description: Swimbubs Float Jacket (3-6 Years, Blue Whale)
Barcode: X0010OSYQF
ASIN: B07RJ1G1JS
Product code: BW-010 - PD-S
Product description: Swimbubs Float Jacket (1-3 Years, Pink Dolphin)
Barcode: X0010OSYH9
ASIN: B07RL8FBRJ
Product code: BW-010 - PD-M
Product description: Swimbubs Float Jacket (3-6 Years, Pink Dolphin)
Barcode: X0010S06GH
ASIN: B07RM6K37T
Hazard
The products are classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The products were not supplied with the required compliance documentation, user instructions or markings to demonstrate that they had 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 to protect them from harm in the water.
The products do not meet the requirements of The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 and Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment.
Corrective action
The product has been recalled from end users.
Further information about the recall, as well as recall form, can be found on the SwimBubs recall site.
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