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

Product
Patgear Flotation Aid (sold via Etsy)

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

Country of origin
Unknown

Product description
Red and black vest style buoyancy aid with three front black plastic buckles closures with black webbing waist belt and crotch strap fixed back attachment and double front buckle closure. Red whistle attached to buoyancy aid via orange cord and sits in internal pocket on inner lining fabric.

Etsy ID
1289673907

Listing name
Universal Windsurfing Adult Life Jacket Vest Kayak Buoyancy Boat Ski Water N4W2

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 jacket also did not meet the minimum buoyancy requirement.

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
We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.

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

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