EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s slippers Chan Ki “Unknown” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0473/15
Summary
null The decoration on the product, the glued eyes, could be easily detached and a child could put them in the mouth and choke on them.
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Product
Children’s slippers — Chan Ki
- Brand
- Chan Ki
- Name / model
- Unknown · Code n°: 518-37(17-22)
- Batch number(s)
- 2014090002170
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Slippers designed for children up to 3 years of age, available in red, pink and brown colours. The slippers contain an elastic cord with plastic stoppers on the end and there is a glued decoration on the front in the shape of an elephant’s head with a trunk and glued-on eyes.
What is the risk?
- null The decoration on the product, the glued eyes, could be easily detached and a 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
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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