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

Product
Jiuran Neoprene Adult / Kids Life Vest / Jacket (sold via AliExpress)

Type
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket

Brand
Jiuran

Country of origin
China

Product description
A black vest style life jacket / buoyancy aid with leaf pattern on one side, centre zipper closure and double waist straps with black plastic buckles.

AliExpress ID
3256802061975487

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

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 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).

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