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Decorative articles (apple halves and peach)

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 31 Jul 2008In the weekly report of 1 Aug 2008 (week 30, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Decorative articles (apple halves and peach)
Type / model
ting productsProduct: Decorative articles (apple halves and peach)Brand: 1. Le Shop – exclusive collection2. Le Shop
Description
1. Decorative food-imitating products in the shape of two halves of a red apple, packed in plastic transparent sachet. 2. Decorative food-imitating product in the shape of a peach from which a portion has been cut.
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 what they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Cyprus
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0816/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0816/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0816/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0816/08Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0816/08Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0816/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0816/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-30 (XML)
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