EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Decorative jelly sweets “Unknown” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1787/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because its appearance, flavour and shape (similar to jelly sweets) are such that it could be confused with food and swallowed by children.The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
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Product
Decorative jelly sweets
- Name / model
- Unknown · Article 7343654
- Batch number(s)
- 4012073436545
- Category
- Other - -
- Yellow, red and green plastic imitation sweets with a colourless crystalline surface coating resembling sugar. Labelling: "This product is for decoration only. Keep away from children".
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because its appearance, flavour and shape (similar to jelly sweets) are such that it could be confused with food and swallowed by children.The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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