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Super towel with decorative strawberry — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJan 24, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Super towel with decorative strawberry — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Super towel with decorative strawberry — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Super towel with decorative strawberry — choking risk

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

Hazard

The product is attractive to children as it resembles foodstuff. It poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (the decorative strawberry) which can be ingested by children, get stuck and obstruct the airways. 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

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (20/10/2013)

Product description

Towel folded to form the shape of a small cake, with a decorative strawberry and leaf. The product is supplied in a transparent plastic packaging with a label attached.

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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