Choking

Decorative stones

River Rocks
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Case number
A12/0226/15
Category
Other - -
Type / Model
Unknown
Batch
Unknown
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2015-02-20

⚠️ Risk

null The products pose a risk of choking because the decorative stones are similar to sweets that could be confused with real sweets and swallowed by small children, causing injuries.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 04/02/2015

1) Decorative stones with various shapes resembling children’s candy in various pastel colours – yellow, orange, red, violet, cyclamen, blue and green.2) Oval-shaped glass marbles, with diameter of about 18 mm, resembling sucking candy in transparent colour with various nuances – green, brown, blu