EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's sandals HXY “Unknown” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/2011/14
Summary
null Small parts may detach easily from the products (the decorative elements of the shoes) and be swallowed by small children, causing choking.
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Product
Children's sandals — HXY
- Brand
- HXY
- Name / model
- Unknown · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Pink sandals for children under 3 years of age, made of PVC material, in the form of fish. They have a fitted front with decorative elements. The eyes of the fish have moving pupils and in the inside of the shoe there is a built-in, silicone piece with pictures of fish cartoon characters.
What is the risk?
- null Small parts may detach easily from the products (the decorative elements of the shoes) and be swallowed by small children, causing choking.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 13/11/2014
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