Unsafe products found on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Reflective safety vest Ewiger EW131240422

Unsafe products found on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina

08/31/2021

The product does not comply with the Order on personal protective equipment (Official Gazette of BiH, 75/10) and the requirements of the standard BAS EN ISO 20471:2014. 

Product

Reflective safety vest Ewiger EW131240422

Brand/type/model

Ewiger EW131240422, barcode: 2800000090385

Manufacturer

Ewiger Co. Ltd., 1023 15th Street 20005 W. DC. USA

Country of origin

China

Importer

Auto Milovanović d.o.o. Banja Luka

Risk type

The product does not comply with the Order on personal protective equipment (Official Gazette of BiH, 75/10) and the requirements of the standard BAS EN ISO 20471:2014 due to:

-      insufficient luminance factor,

-      insufficient coefficient of retroreflection,

-      incomplete product labelling,

-      lack of mandatory information on the product.

The product poses serious health risk to users, because the user is not sufficiently visible in situations where high visibility is essential, which could result in accident and injuries.

Measures taken

The importer took measures of withdrawal from the market and return of the products to supplier.

Instructions for consumers

 

We advise consumers who have purchased the above-mentioned product to stop using it and return it to the importer or the place of purchase.