On August 22, 2014, the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX) issued a consumer warning on the Chinese-made “Urchin” brand children’s suit. The notifying country in this case is Cyprus. This children’s suit is suitable for boys under 10 years old. It is light blue and has a light blue drawstring on the waist of the pants. The style/model number of this product is FH85077. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development industry classification code (OECD Portal Category) is 67000000 (clothing).
The long drawstring at the waist of this boy’s trousers can easily cause injury to children. This product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN14682.
At present, the Cyprus authorities have taken compulsory 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.
