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

Product
Blue NBY Flotation Aid (sold via Wish)

Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket

Brand
NBY

Country of origin
China

Product description
Black and blue vest-style personal floatation device with three 35 mm wide webbing waist belts with plastic buckles and crotch strap.

WISH ID
621dda0aa21184476fecc640

Listing name
Unisex Adult Kid Lifejacket Outdoor Professional Swimwear with Life Whistle Sea Sailing Boating Fishing Buoyancy Kayak Canoe Drifting Night Reflective Strip Aid Impact Life Jacket Vest

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

When tested, the product did not meet the level of buoyancy required of a buoyancy aid, and therefore may not have performed as expected when relied upon.

The product also requires improvements to marking, labelling and documentation.

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.

Owners are advised to cease use of the product and contact the distributor they purchased from to request redress.

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

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