Paddle UK has been made aware of multiple product recalls for buoyancy aids and life jackets sold via the online marketplace AliExpress presenting a serious risk of drowning.
The products do not meet the requirements of the PPE Regulation 2016/425.
Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket Vest
ALiExpress ID: 3256803887308926
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
Manual Inflatable Life Jacket
AliExpress ID: 2255800602456528
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
Child Life Vest with Survival Whistle
AliExpress ID: 1005002919116214
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
Kids Universal Polyester Life Jacket
AliExpress ID: 1005002180761970
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
Outdoor Adult Adjustable Life Vest with Whistle
AliExpress ID: 1005002180761970
Hazard Information: 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
Soft Red Buoyancy Jacket
AliExpress ID: 1005004658348505
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
Corrective Action
- OPSS has required that all products are recalled from end users.
- All listings have been removed by the online marketplace (AliExpress).