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Sweet Words "Sweet Words” bag — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJul 20, 2012
Photo from the official notice: Sweet Words "Sweet Words” bag — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Sweet Words "Sweet Words” bag — choking risk

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

Hazard

The products pose a risk of choking because their 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 asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.The products do 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.

Product description

Bags, placed inside a plastic cup imitating a scoop of ice-cream, with a decoration of cherries, in various colours – brown, yellow, pink and green, without labels. In the cup there is a paper funnel with the inscription „Sweet Words” and a picture of the different bags and their decorations – a bro

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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