EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children hair clip with LED light H&M — risk: chemical, choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01796/21
Summary
The button cell batteries are easily accessible. A child might put them in the mouth and swallow them, which may lead to choking if they enter the airways, or could cause damages to the gastrointestinal tract if they are ingested. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
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Product
Children hair clip with LED light — H&M
- Brand
- H&M
- Name / model
- Children hair clip with LED light · 001-09-090, 1008955, 121102, 243549, season 4
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Hair clip with fake hair and LED lights with a battery compartment containing two button batteries.
- Recall information: https://www2.hm.com/pl_pl/customer-service/product-and-quality/recalled-items.html
What is the risk?
- The button cell batteries are easily accessible. A child might put them in the mouth and swallow them, which may lead to choking if they enter the airways, or could cause damages to the gastrointestinal tract if they are ingested. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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