EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Children’s bamboo spoon/fork cutlery set Trixie “Set cuillère fourchette - Mrs Elephant” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01407/20
Summary
The fork can break and small parts (prongs) may detach from it. These bamboo fragments can be swallowed, without being observed, along with the food consumed, producing a risk of choking and even injury, in particular by a small child. The product does not comply with the European standard EN 14372.
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Product
Children’s bamboo spoon/fork cutlery set — Trixie
- Brand
- Trixie
- Name / model
- Set cuillère fourchette - Mrs Elephant · Crab, Crocodile, Elephant, Flamingo, Fox, Lion, Polar Bear, Rabbit, Raccoon
- Barcode
- 5400858953858 / 95-385
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Set of two items of cutlery: a coloured and a plain spoon and fork (one colour per reference) with small white lines. The product is also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The fork can break and small parts (prongs) may detach from it. These bamboo fragments can be swallowed, without being observed, along with the food consumed, producing a risk of choking and even injury, in particular by a small child. The product does not comply with the European standard EN 14372.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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