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

Product
Sailtrek Orange Vest Style Life Jacket (sold via AliExpress)

Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket / Buoyancy aid

Brand
Sailtrek

Country of origin
China

Product description
Black, grey & illuminous orange vest style buoyancy aid with neoprene fabric, centre zipper closure & double 38 mm webbing waist strap with plastic buckle closures. Collar handle loop stitched to rear collar.

AliExpress ID
1005002870297533

AliExpress listing name
Neoprene Life Jacket Adult Life Vest Water Sports Fishing Vest Kayaking Boating Swimming Drifting Safety Life Vest

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 the recall of the product from end users.

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

Full notice

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