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Balloons UBL “25 Balloons” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0314/13
Summary
null The product poses the risk of choking because small children could put the empty balloons in the mouth and swallow.The product does not bear a warning about the danger of suffocation for children under the age of 8 due to deflated or destroyed balloons, or mention that adult supervision is required; missing information about the use of natural rubber filled with calcium carbonate (CaCO3).This product does not…
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Product
- Balloons (25 pcs / pack), packed in a cellophane bag marked "Happy Birthday Printed".
What is the risk?
- null The product poses the risk of choking because small children could put the empty balloons in the mouth and swallow.The product does not bear a warning about the danger of suffocation for children under the age of 8 due to deflated or destroyed balloons, or mention that adult supervision is required; missing information about the use of natural rubber filled with calcium carbonate (CaCO3).This product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN-71.
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