EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s clothing set Minitix baby — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1271/18
Summary
The small decorative elements (eyes) can easily be detached, generating small parts. A small child can put the small parts in the mouth and choke.
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Product
Children’s clothing set — Minitix baby
- Brand
- Minitix baby
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children's set (pink tunic and gore), for children up to 3 years, with a picture of a ladybug on the front of the tunic, with easily detachable decorative elements (eyes from the PVC).
What is the risk?
- The small decorative elements (eyes) can easily be detached, generating small parts. A small child can put the small parts in the mouth and choke.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 11/07/2018
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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