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

Product
SKCURE Children's Vest Style Buoyancy Aid (sold via eBay)

Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Buoyancy Aid

Brand
SKCURE

Product Description
An orange and white children's vest style buoyancy aid with a front zipper closure and plastic front buckle on grey 25 mm webbing. Reflective rectangular patches to each shoulder.

eBay item number
284935899837

Listing name
Swimming Swim Aid Vest Floating Children Kids Sports Buoyancy Life Jacket 2022

Hazard
The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning as it 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 does not meet the minimum level of buoyancy and there are no minimum and maximum user's mass stated.

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.

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

Full notice

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