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Children’s shoes — choking risk (A12/00562/21)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingApr 30, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Children’s shoes — choking risk (A12/00562/21)
Photo from the official notice: Children’s shoes — choking risk (A12/00562/21)
Photo from the official notice: Children’s shoes — choking risk (A12/00562/21)
Photo from the official notice: Children’s shoes — choking risk (A12/00562/21)

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The small decorative elements can be easily detached. A small child may put it in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and  European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (07/04/2021)

Product description

Children’s shoes made of cloth with the letters “BB” on, in three different colours – beige, pink and black, with a strap on which there is a glued ribbon and two plastic balls that can be easily removed without considerable effort.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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