EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Bag Sweet Words “"Sweet Words”” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1050/12
Summary
null The products pose a risk of choking because their form, packaging, size and appearance are such that it is likely that children will confuse them with a foodstuff and consequently either place them in the mouth, suck or ingest them. With the effects of the saliva, the product expands and could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.The products do not comply with the Directive…
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Product
Bag — Sweet Words
- Brand
- Sweet Words
- Name / model
- "Sweet Words” · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Other - -
- Bags, placed inside a plastic cup imitating a scoop of ice-cream, with a decoration of cherries, in various colours – brown, yellow, pink and green, without labels. In the cup there is a paper funnel with the inscription „Sweet Words” and a picture of the different bags and their decorations – a bro
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a risk of choking because their form, packaging, size and appearance are such that it is likely that children will confuse them with a foodstuff and consequently either place them in the mouth, suck or ingest them. With the effects of the saliva, the product expands and could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.The products do not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
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