Product Recall: Jiuran XS Black Life Jacket sold via Amazon (2401-0077)

Product Recall for Jiuran XS Black Life Jacket sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of drowning.

Summary

Product: Jiuran XS Black Life Jacket sold via Amazon

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).

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

Product information

Type PPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Life Jacket
Model Name Jiuran XS
Amazon ASIN B09Z854S6S
Listing Name Kayak Life Jacket, Swimming Vest for Adult And Children, Neoprene Swimming Vests Kayaking Paddle Board Buoyancy Aid, for Kayak Fishing Surfing Diving, Large, Black
Country of Origin China
Product Description Black vest-style personal flotation device with centre zipper closure and double 38mm webbing waist strap with plastic buckle closures. Permanently attached double crotch straps – fixed single black attachment, 23mm webbing with front plastic buckle hardware adjusters.
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

Recall of the product from end users.

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

Additional information

PSD number: 2401-0077

Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards

Published 1 March 2024