EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children`s shoes The Best — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0521/16
Summary
null The beads glued on the rabbit, as well as the ribbon with a plastic brooch, are small parts that can be easily detached by small children, who could put these small parts in the mouth and choke on them.
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Product
Children`s shoes — The Best
- Brand
- The Best
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Babies' booties with laces, 13cm length, made of a soft fabric with a rabbit decoration on the front. Easily detachable beads are glued on the rabbit as well as a ribbon with a plastic brooch. A cardboard label is attached with the inscription "The best".
What is the risk?
- null The beads glued on the rabbit, as well as the ribbon with a plastic brooch, are small parts that can be easily detached by small children, who could put these small parts 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: 03/02/2016
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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