EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s shoes Cupcake Couture “Unknown” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0475/15
Summary
null The decorative stones on the product are small parts and can easily detach. A small child could put them in the mouth and choke on them.
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Product
Children’s shoes — Cupcake Couture
- Brand
- Cupcake Couture
- Name / model
- Unknown · Art. No: 1400511 Code N°: W05 0076 /0077/
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s shoes with a ribbon on the front decorated with numerous small elements (stones). The shoes are fastened by sticky straps, to which a label is attached with the inscription “Cupcake Couture”.
What is the risk?
- null The decorative stones on the product are small parts and can easily detach. A small child could put them in the mouth and choke on them.
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: 13/03/2015
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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