On July 1, 2016, the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX) issued a consumer warning (alert number: A12/0794/16) on the Chinese-made “NEXTSTAR” brand children’s suit. The notifying country in this case is Romania. The product notified this time is a children’s suit consisting of gray-blue trousers and a sweatshirt with a hood and zipper. The hood of the sweatshirt and the waistband of the pants are thin cords with free ends. The sweatshirt has “NS1908NextStar” printed on the chest. The product style/model is NS-3042. The barcode is 2015051128199. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development industry classification code (OECD Portal Category) is 67000000 – Clothing.
The hood cord of the sweatshirt hood and the string on the waistband of the trousers may become entangled during children’s activities, resulting in the risk of strangulation or injury. This product does not comply with the requirements of the relevant European standard EN14682.
Currently, the Romanian authorities have taken sales bans and other related 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 suits
