EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Jewellery
Amber teething necklace KANGURET — risk: choking, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0252/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because the beads can easily break into small parts that may be swallowed, and strangulation because the necklace is too long.
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Product
- An amber necklace made out of crystallised conifer resin from fossilised trees. The beads are threaded onto a silk cord, with knots on either side of each bead to prevent all of the beads from falling off if the cord should break, and the necklace closes with a screw clasp. The packaging is a chiffo
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because the beads can easily break into small parts that may be swallowed, and strangulation because the necklace is too long.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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