EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Children's cutlery set Herobility “Eco Baby Spoon and Fork” — risk: choking, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01813/21
Summary
The fork can break and small parts (f.e. prongs) may detach from it. These plastic 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 cutlery set — Herobility
- Brand
- Herobility
- Name / model
- Eco Baby Spoon and Fork · Blue, Pink
- Barcode
- 73500040509327350004050949
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Spoon and fork set for small children. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The fork can break and small parts (f.e. prongs) may detach from it. These plastic 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 21/10/2021
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 21/10/2021
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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