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

Product
Pink Adult Adjustable Flotation Device, 55-220 lbs (sold via Amazon)

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

Country of origin
Unknown

Product description
Black and pink vest style life jacket / buoyancy aid with twin front black plastic buckles, 25 mm black webbing waistbelt and single crotch strap on users left worn side.

Amazon ASIN
B09Z6XNMHD

AliExpress listing name
Adult Swim Life Jacket Adjustable Portable Flotation Device Adult Kids Swim Vest with Reflective Strips for Boating, Kayaking, Fishing,55-220lbs,Medium,Pink

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 provide 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 the recall of the product from end users.

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

Full notice

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