EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Decorative stones River Rocks — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0044/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because the decorative stones are similar to sweet or pieces of maize that it could be confused with real sweets or corns and swallowed by children. The product does not comply with 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 stones — River Rocks
- Brand
- River Rocks
- Name / model
- Unknown
- Category
- Other - -
- Small decorative stones, with sizes of up to 1 cm, in various colours – yellow, pink and green. „River Rocks”, „Scintillation”, „WARNING CHOKING HAZARD”. This toy is a marble. Not for children under 3 years” without any labels containing information in Bulgarian.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because the decorative stones are similar to sweet or pieces of maize that it could be confused with real sweets or corns and swallowed by children. The product does not comply with Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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