Product Recall: Jiuran Life Jacket sold via Fruugo (2403-0036)

Product Recall for Jiuran Life Jacket sold via Fruugo presenting a serious risk of drowning.

Summary

Product: Jiuran Life Jacket sold via Fruugo

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.

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

Product information

Type Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Life Jacket / buoyancy aid
Fruugo ID 84040589-173328777
Listing Name life-jacket-adjustable-size-vest-vest-large-buoyancy-life-jacket-unisex
Country of Origin China
Product Description Black and grey vest-style personal flotation device with double front black plastic closures and twin black crotch straps.
Product Report and Image Link to product image and PDF

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 life jacket.

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 seller recalled the products from end users.

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

Additional information

PSD number: 2403-0036

Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards

Published 12 April 2024