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Decorative biscuits – Ideal Home Range - IHR

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 21 Feb 2008In the weekly report of 22 Feb 2008 (week 7, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Decorative biscuits
Brand
Ideal Home Range - IHR
Type / model
Christmas Bakery, Code AH 252000,
Barcode
686423403798
Barcodes listed
6 86423 40379 8. (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
6 86423 40379 8.
Description
6 food-imitating decorative biscuits in a shape of: a) 6-ray round ended dark brown star with a hole in the middle (approx. dimensions: 6x6x1 cm). b) Dark brown hart with a hole in the middle (approx. dimensions: 6x6x1 cm). c) Dark brown round-shaped biscuit with a hole in the middle (approx. dimensions: diameter 6cm, height 1 cm). d) Light brown-yellow 6-ray star (approx. dimensions: 6x6x1 cm). e) Christmas tree (approx. dimensions: 6x5x1 cm, two items: dark brown and green-light brown).The 6 items are carrying on the top two small red bands and are packed all together in a transparent bag.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because due to their characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the products may be mistaken for a foodstuff (cookies). This may lead children to put them in their mouths, bite off and swallow small parts fitting into the small part cylinder, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on the prevention of the risk resulting from the use of certain products designed to resemble foodstuffs.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0211/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0211/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0211/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-7 (XML)
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