On August 1, 2014, the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX) issued a consumer warning on Chinese-made “NextStar” brand girls’ shorts. The notifying country in this case is Cyprus. The pink girls’ shorts reported this time are suitable for girls aged 10 and under, and are tied with a 255 mm long string at the waist. The style/model of the above-mentioned girls’ shorts is: YB10-202; the barcode is: 2230000115178; the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Industrial Classification Code (OECD Portal Category) is 67000000 (clothing).
The string tied around the waist of the above-mentioned girls’ shorts may cause injury 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.
