EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Other - Drinking glass
Pint glass Heineken “HEINEKEN Pint Glass” — risk: cuts
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00092/23
Summary
Due to a manufacturing defect, the glass can break spontaneously, creating a risk of cuts. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
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Product
Pint glass — Heineken
- Brand
- Heineken
- Name / model
- HEINEKEN Pint Glass
- Batch number(s)
- BP134 BP136 BP137
- Category
- Other - Drinking glass
- A pint glass with Heineken branding
What is the risk?
- Due to a manufacturing defect, the glass can break spontaneously, creating a risk of cuts. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 26/04/2023
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 26/04/2023
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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