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Kids & baby France Product recall from consumers; Warning consumers of risks

Fancy-dress costume recall: strangulation risk

Fancy-dress costume
Image: France via EU Safety Gate

A fancy-dress vampire/Dracula costume (Halloween Cape with Hood Child, type FPG25070357 - B0FH68B1BH, barcode 5902362845426) comprising a cape with a black hood with red details, a felt eye mask and sheets of temporary tattoos is affected. It was recalled because long functional cords with free ends in the neck area could become trapped, leading to strangulation, and it does not meet Toy Safety Directive and EN 71-1/EN 14682 standards. Consumers are being asked to return the product as part of a recall; online listings have been removed and consumers warned of the risk.

What's being recalled

Fancy dress costume in the form of a vampire and character Dracula consisting of a cape with a black hood with red details, a felt eye mask and sheets of temporary tattoos. All batches are affected.

Packaging: Plastic packaging.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/02274/26

Product name on the item: Halloween Cape with Hood Child

Type or model: FPG25070357 - B0FH68B1BH

Barcode: 5902362845426

The hazard

The costume has long functional cords with free ends in the neck area. These cords could become trapped during the child’s various activities, leading to strangulation.

The toy does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1 and EN 14682.

What to do

Product recall from consumers (voluntary, other).

Warning consumers of risks (voluntary, other).

Removal from online marketplace (voluntary, other).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by France via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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