Product Recall: Blue Camouflage Inflatable Life Jacket sold via Wish (2310-0148)

Product Recall for Blue Camouflage Inflatable Life Jacket presenting a serious risk of drowning.

Summary

Product: Blue Camouflage Inflatable Life Jacket sold via Wish

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of drowning due to the absence of independent conformity assessment to demonstrate the product will perform when required.

Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).

Product information

Type Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
WISH ID 6070ff848d49dd81b6936645
Listing Name Multicolor 2 Type Professional Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket Adult Swiming Fishing Life Vest Swimwear Water Sports Swimming Survival Jacket,veste de survie
Country of Origin China
Product description Blue camouflage external cover with yellow internal bladder fabric. 38mm black webbing waist belt with black plastic buckle front closure and double back strap.
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 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

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).

Additional information

PSD case number: 2310-0148

Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards

Published 22 January 2024