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Gel beads for real plants "Gel beads for real plan — choking & injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingInjuriesFeb 18, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Gel beads for real plants "Gel beads for real plan — choking & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Gel beads for real plants "Gel beads for real plan — choking & injuries risk

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

Hazard

The products pose a risk of choking and injuries because they are identical in appearance to berries such as currants, and because they expand rapidly upon contact with water, they may, if accidentally ingested, obstruct the intestine, or, if they enter the airway, impede or completely prevent the passage of air, resulting in respiratory distress and/or asphyxia.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. Similar hygroscopic beads sold as toys have been mistaken for sweets.

Product description

The packaging is a clear plastic bag containing 15g of purplish-red hygroscopic beads, stapled to a sheet of pink and pale green card bearing an image of a plant with open green leaves in a glass bowl. At the top is the wording “Gel Perla per piante vere (gel beads for real plants)”, in green: the s

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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