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DM Drogerie Markt bath salts "prinzessin sternenzauber dm" — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJun 1, 2012
Photo from the official notice: DM Drogerie Markt bath salts "prinzessin sternenzauber dm" — choking risk

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Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because its form, packaging, size and appearance are such that it is likely that children will confuse them with a foodstuff and consequently either place them in the mouth, suck or ingest them. With the effects of the saliva, the product expands and could entail the risk of choking or obstruction of the digestive tract.The product does not comply with Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.

Product description

Bath salts resembling sweets in the shape of stars, measuring 18.6 mm, with the smell of a foodstuff – a strawberry. They are placed inside a plastic container imitating a jar with a metal closing mechanism and an attractive pink label with various pictures: a princess with a dwarf, a doe, a squirr

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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