Paddle UK has been made aware of multiple product recalls for buoyancy aids and life jackets sold via the online marketplaces, Amazon, eBay, and Etsy presenting a serious risk of drowning.
The products do not meet the requirements of the PPE Regulation 2016/425.
Plastimo Storm Life Jacket
eBay Item Number: 144782208278
Full product recall report linked here
Children's Orange and Blue Life Jacket
eBay Item Number: 385176832487
Full product recall report linked here
The products were 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. There is also no minimum or maximum user's mass stated for the children's life jacket.
Hisea Lifejacket
Amazon ASIN: B09Z5Z8D5H
Full product recall report linked here
Patgear Floatation Aid
Etsy ID: 1289673907
Full product recall report linked here
Tear-resistant Life Jacket
Etsy ID: 1275651862
Full product recall report linked here
The products have been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The products were advertised as life jackets, but once purchased were identified as buoyancy aids (which do not provide the same level of protection). The Patgear jacket also did not meet the minimum buoyancy requirement.
The products were 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.
Corrective Action
- OPSS has required that all products are recalled from end users.
- All listings have been removed by the online marketplaces.