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Plastic fork — choking & injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingInjuriesDec 13, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Plastic fork — choking & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Plastic fork — choking & injuries risk

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

Hazard

The fork breaks easily and plastic fragments detach from it. These plastic fragments can be swallowed, without being noticed, along with the food consumed, leading to choking and even injury.

Measures taken

  • Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product — Distributor (13/11/2019)

Product description

Disposable plastic fork, packed together with a napkin in a transparent plastic bag, without information in Romanian language.

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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