Multiple Buoyancy Aid and Life Jacket Recalls

Paddle UK has been made aware of multiple product recalls for buoyancy aids and life jackets sold through the online marketplaces AliExpress and Amazon, presenting a serious risk of drowning. The products do not meet the requirements of the PPE Regulation 2016/425.

Black Zipped and Double Buckle Life Jacket

ALiExpress ID: 1101409632
Hazard Information: The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection). 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.

Full product recall report linked here

24H Outdoor Online Store Life Jacket

AliExpress ID: B09Z6NQT4J
Hazard Information: 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.

Full product recall report linked here

Omouboi Orange Life Jacket

AliExpress ID: 2255800416538257
Hazard Information: The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection). 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.

Full product recall report linked here

Orange Hand-Tie Life Jacket

AliExpress ID: 1005003828994977
Hazard Information: The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection). 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.

Full product recall report linked here

YAMAHA ZJ&Store Life Jacket

Amazon ASIN: B09Z6NQT4J
Hazard Information: The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection). The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning as it does not meet the level of buoyancy claimed by the manufacturer. The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed.

Full product recall report linked here

Corrective Action

1. OPSS has required that all products are recalled from end users.
2. All listings have been removed by the online marketplace (AliExpress).