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Magic Pearl Jelly plant nutrition balls — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesMar 13, 2015
Photo from the official notice: Magic Pearl Jelly plant nutrition balls — injuries risk

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Hazard

Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead children to put the balls in the mouth, suck or ingest them. The balls expand when soaked and if ingested by a child they could cause fatal occlusion of the digestive system. In addition, the balls may be put in the mouth by small children, get stuck and obstruct the airways, posing a risk of choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (02/01/2015)

Product description

Expanding balls that are similar to sweets. The balls contain plant nutrition. Product dimensions: diameter: 3.7 mm. Product packaging: plastic bag.

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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