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Bath salts "Prinzessin Sternenzauber DM" DM Drogerie Markt — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0825/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because its 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 choking or obstruction of the digestive tract.The product does not comply with Directive 87/357/EEC on…
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Product
Bath salts "Prinzessin Sternenzauber DM" — DM Drogerie Markt
- Brand
- DM Drogerie Markt
- Name / model
- Barcode 4 010355 803856, DAN: 135655
- Category
- Other - -
- Bath salts resembling sweets in the shape of stars, measuring 18.6 mm, with the smell of a foodstuff – a strawberry. They are placed inside a plastic container imitating a jar with a metal closing mechanism and an attractive pink label with various pictures: a princess with a dwarf, a doe, a squirr
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because its 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 choking or obstruction of the digestive tract.The product does not comply with Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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