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Decorative jelly sweets — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingNov 30, 2012
Photo from the official notice: Decorative jelly sweets — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Decorative jelly sweets — choking risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because its appearance, flavour and shape (similar to jelly sweets) are such that it could be confused with food and swallowed by children.The product does 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.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other

Product description

Yellow, red and green plastic imitation sweets with a colourless crystalline surface coating resembling sugar. Labelling: "This product is for decoration only. Keep away from children".

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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