Choking

Soap in the shape of tarts and buns..

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Soap in the shape of tarts and buns..
Case number
1254/07
Category
Other - Food-imitating products
Type / Model
Unknown.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇪🇸 Spain
Country of origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Published
2007-12-07

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a serious risk of choking because the soaps may be misleading, in that their form, colour and appearance may lead consumers, and children in particular, to take them for a foodstuff. It is easy to bite off a piece of soap, which may pose a risk of choking and gastrointestinal upsets.

Measures

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

The soap tarts are divided into 14 portions which the retailer sells separately in transparent cellophane without any label or container. The following varieties exist: strawberry and coconut, orange and lemon, blueberry and apple hearts. Different varieties of individual soap buns are also sold: strawberry and coconut, chocolate and mint, orange and lemon, blueberry and apple hearts. The buns carry a label in a language other than Spanish.
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