On November 3, 2017, the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX) issued a consumer warning (alert number: A12/1494/17) on Chinese-made “Georgio” brand children’s sportswear sets. The notifying country in this case is Cyprus. The product notified this time is a sportswear set suitable for children aged 6 years. The suit consists of a dark blue jacket and trousers. The jacket has a drawstring at the bottom edge with three-dimensional hard plastic trim. The style/model number of the product is 3450. Barcode unknown. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development industry classification code (OECD Portal Category) is 67000000 – Clothing.
The drawstrings on the lower edge of the above-mentioned jacket may become entangled during children’s various activities, posing a risk of injury to children. This product does not comply with the requirements of the relevant European standard EN14682.
At present, retailers have taken delisting measures on the above products.
To this end, it is recommended that relevant domestic production and export enterprises attach great importance to this. EU issues consumer warning on Chinese-made children’s sportswear sets
