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AROMA HOME Hot Dogs - hottie pillow soft toy bed warmer — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJan 24, 2014
Photo from the official notice: AROMA HOME Hot Dogs - hottie pillow soft toy bed warmer — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: AROMA HOME Hot Dogs - hottie pillow soft toy bed warmer — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: AROMA HOME Hot Dogs - hottie pillow soft toy bed warmer — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: AROMA HOME Hot Dogs - hottie pillow soft toy bed warmer — choking risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because the soft-toy dog contains a bag of seeds, which is easily accessible for children. Children could put the seeds in the mouth, get stuck and block the airways. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (20/11/2013)

Product description

A soft-toy bed warmer in the shape of a white dog containing a bag of seeds to be heated in a microwave oven after having been removed using a velcro fastening. A transparent plastic box is provided showing the words: "Hot Dogs hottiepillow. Microwave. Hog Dog Westie. Made in U.K..- Aroma Home".

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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