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Decorative cherries – MarHome

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 23 Sep 2010In the weekly report of 24 Sep 2010 (week 38, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Decorative cherries
Brand
MarHome
Type / model
Barcode 5200250 101754 and item: 10175 and 10 00
Description
Plastic cherries with green stalks. The products are packed in transparent plastic boxes, each containing 70 items, with a label that has the inscription MarHome. There is also a label with some information in Bulgarian.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because the product resembles cherries which fit into the small-parts cylinder. It can be expected that consumers, especially small children, may confuse it with food and place the imitation cherries in their mouths.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
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Bulgaria
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1416/10Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1416/10
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1416/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-38 (XML)
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