Choking

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Case number
0706/07
Category
Other - Food-imitating products
Type / Model
Item No: 14462,
Barcode
5 205255 144621.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2007-07-20

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a serious risk of choking because the detached elements (grape berries) may be placed in mouth by children, causing choking and suffocation. During the tension test, when applying force less than 50 N elements (grape berries) become detached and fully fit in small parts cylinder (approx. diameter 2cm). The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on “Products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers” and the European standard on toys EN 71-1.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Sales ban and destruction of the product ordered by the authority.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Food imitating products – grapes in light-red colour, with plastic soft green leaves. The product is sold packed in transparent plastic bag, without any indications or warnings.