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

Product
Orange Vest-Style Buoyancy Aid (sold via Amazon)

Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket

Country of origin
China

Product description
Orange, vest-style buoyancy aid, centre front orange zipper closure, 36 mm black waistbelt webbing with black centre fasting plastic buckle. Secondary closures included at top of zipper (tie fabric) and bottom cord fastener. Red whistle attached by fabric on the left upper internal lobe.

Model name
Marine Work Lifejacket

Amazon ASIN
B091CP8X2R

Listing name
Dongtai Navigation Lifesaving Equipment Factory Enkomy Life jacket, light life jacket for adults, adjustable safety vest with whistle, one size fits all

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).

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
Recall of the product from end users.

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

Full notice

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