On August 1, 2014, the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX) issued a consumer warning on Chinese-made “J.D.LSTAR” brand boys’ sweatshirts. The notifying country in this case is Cyprus. The blue sweatshirts reported this time are suitable for boys aged 4 and under. The style/model number of the above-mentioned boys’ sweatshirt is: HM-6977.LT; the batch number/barcode is: 0000000000008393/2013888869773; the OECD Portal Category code is 67000000 (clothing).
The long string tied to the hood of the above-mentioned boys’ sweatshirt may pose a suffocation hazard to children. This product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN14682.
At present, the Cyprus authorities have taken measures to withdraw this product from the market.
To this end, it is recommended that relevant domestic production and export enterprises attach great importance to this.
