EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Babies' soother “Baby Pacifiers Safe Food Grade” — risk: choking, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1565/18
Summary
The soother is too small, a child could place it in the mouth and choke on it. Moreover, it lacks sufficient ventilation holes. This could lead to suffocation. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1400.
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Product
Babies' soother
- Name / model
- Baby Pacifiers Safe Food Grade
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Soother in the shape of lips. Packed in clear plastic with no markings. The product is sold online (for example, on Wish marketplace).
What is the risk?
- The soother is too small, a child could place it in the mouth and choke on it. Moreover, it lacks sufficient ventilation holes. This could lead to suffocation. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1400.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Authority warning consumers of the risk
- Date of entry into force: 10/09/2018
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of the products from the Wish platform
- Date of entry into force: 03/10/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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