Apoint recalls children's Cape de vampire fancy dress costume over strangulation risk from long neck cords
The black and red vampire cape has long cords with free ends in the neck area that may become trapped during a child's activities and lead to strangulation.
What to do
Measure taken: Withdrawal of the product from the market (economic operator: Manufacturer), in force from Unknown. Company recall page: https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rappel/2024-10-0302
Note from Recalled Today: If you own this product, stop using it and contact the seller.
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Recall details
- Product
- Children’s fancy dress costume
- Company
- Apoint
- Hazard
- The product has long functional cords with free ends in the neck area. The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1 and EN 14682.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- France
- Countries that reacted
- None listed
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/01518/25
- Model or type: 1401811
- Batch number: 86144
- Barcode: 3666154879977
- Measure in force since
- Unknown
- Published on Safety Gate
- November 5, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 5, 2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Apoint Children’s fancy dress costume (Cape de vampire)
- Product
- Product: Children’s fancy dress costume Name: Cape de vampire Brand: Apoint Description: Fancy dress costume: black and red vampire cape for children aged 3 and up. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.
- Risk
- Risk type: Strangulation The product has long functional cords with free ends in the neck area. The cords may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1 and EN 14682.
- Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market (economic operator: Manufacturer), in force from Unknown Recall of the product from end users (economic operator: Manufacturer), in force from 25/10/2024 Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from 02/05/2025 Warning consumers of the risks (economic operator: Other), in force from 02/05/2025
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Company recall page
- https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rappel/2024-10-0302
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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