Choking

Cosmetics - Soap in the form of a bar of chocolate

Nesti dante
Cosmetics - Soap in the form of a bar of chocolate
Case number
0222/08
Category
Other - Food-imitating products
Type / Model
LOT 1516, Bar code: 837524000359.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇪🇸 Spain
Country of origin
🇮🇹 Italy
Published
2008-02-22

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of choking because due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead children to put it in their mouths and swallow them, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on the prevention of risk resulting from the use of certain products designed to resemble foodstuffs.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

This 200 g bar of soap looks like a bar of chocolate. The product has paper wrapping bearing the following wording: “Chocolate with Cocoa Beans. Sapone Soap - shea butter enriched.” The ingredients, weight, use-by date and bar code are also indicated.
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