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Plastic fruit – Bag O’ Fruit

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 19 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 20 Jun 2008 (week 24, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic fruit
Brand
Bag O’ Fruit
Brand as notified
BAG O’ FRUIT
Type / model
Art. P7710,
Barcode
0220582000032
Barcodes listed
0 220582 000032 (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
0 220582 000032
Description
10 pieces of plastic fruit (green and red apple, pear, orange, mandarin, apricot, banana, a bunch of green grapes, one tomato and one lemon), packed in a transparent colourless bag with a cardboard top consisting of brand name, CE mark and information in Greek.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking as due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead children to put it in their mouths and swallow it, 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 products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0639/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0639/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0639/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-24 (XML)
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