2024.05.22 Recall: Oskies Yellow Inflatable Buoyancy/flotation Aid (sold via Amazon)

22 May 2024

The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Product
Oskies Yellow Inflatable Buoyancy / flotation Aid sold via Amazon

Type   
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket / Buoyancy Aid

Brand
Oskies

Country of origin       
China

Product description  
A yellow and black vest style, inflatable buoyancy / swim aid with centre front zip and lower waistbelt.

Model
SOF00002

Amazon ASIN
B09HSTTYSR

Listing name  
Oskies Float Vest Jackets Buoyancy Aid Inflatable Swimming Safty Flotation Jacket Snorkel Vest 40-100 kg Size 4-22 Adult for Kayak Canoeing Paddle Boarding

Hazard
The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment by a body authorised for PPE is required by the relevant Regulations for those products which protect against more serious risks, the absence of such independent assessment for such a product may increase the risk to the consumer that the product may not perform as expected when relied upon as a buoyancy aid.

The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment or the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.

Corrective action
The product has been recalled from end users and destroyed.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Full notice

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