OPSS Serious Household decorative articles
Product Safety Report: Bag of Imitation Grapes (2510-0057)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of choking as the plastic grapes resemble real grapes and detach easily from the stem, creating small parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Bag of Imitation Grapes
- Category
- Household decorative articles
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Bag of Imitation Grapes
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of choking as the plastic grapes resemble real grapes and detach easily from the stem, creating small parts.
- Corrective action: The product is no longer available for sale.
- Product information
- Type
- Decorative articles – Ornaments (Non Powered)
- Retailer
- Sky Hardware Ltd
- Country of Origin
- Unknown
- Product Description
- Soft plastic black grapes with fabric leaves and a fabric stalk.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of choking as the plastic grapes resemble real grapes in terms of form, colour, appearance and size. They can easily detach from the fabric stems, creating small parts which pose a choking hazard to young children, particularly those under 36 months of age who have a natural tendency to explore objects by placing them in their mouths.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989.
- Corrective action
- The goods have been seized by the local authority. The product is no longer available for sale.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2510-0057
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The product is no longer available for sale.
- Product information
- Type
- Decorative articles – Ornaments (Non Powered)
- Retailer
- Sky Hardware Ltd
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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