Chemical, Choking

Children jacket “H&M”

H&M
Children jacket “H&M”
Case number
0676/06
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Type / Model
931960-7952, 931961-7952
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇸🇪 Sweden
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2006-11-10

⚠️ Risk

This product poses: - risk of choking because a child might be able to detach the compass house or break it and put in to the mouth; - chemical risk because the compass house contains a mineral oil of alkanes C10-C16 which, if swallowed, can cause chemical pneumonia. One accident reported. A one year old boy in Denmark managed to break the compass with his teeth. The boy got the liquid from the compass house into his lungs and swallowed a rubber ring. He was treated in hospital.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary recall from consumers by the producer. Date of entry into force: Unknown

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