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Lip gloss – Natural Products

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 14 Oct 2010In the weekly report of 15 Oct 2010 (week 41, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Lip gloss
Brand
Natural Products (2 alerts)
Type / model
1. Lip gloss Chocolate Sprinkle Naughty but Nice! - EAN 5060081144036; 2. Lip gloss Cherry Feast Sugar and Spice - EAN 5060081147143; 3. Lip gloss Strawberry Sprinkle Sugar and Spice - EAN 5060081147147; 4. Lip gloss Violet Fancy Sugar and Spice - EAN 5060081147167; 5. Lip gloss Raspberry Fluff Sugar and Spice ( - EAN 5060081147181; 6. Lip gloss Coconut Dream Sugar and Spice - EAN 5060081147198; 7. Lip gloss Lemon Twister Sugar and Spice - EAN 5060081147150.
Description
Lip glosses packed in plastic mini pots in the form of little tarts (Chocolate Sprinkle tart, Cherry Feast tart, Strawberry Sprinkle tart, Violet Fancy tart, Raspberry Fluff tart, Coconut Dream tart, Lemon Twister tart). On the package the following is written: “In the rare event of an adverse reaction discontinue use. All products are for external use only. Please retain packaging for future reference. Choking hazard. Keep away from young children. Do not eat. This is not a toy.”
Risk
The products pose a risk of choking because, although not foodstuffs, they have the form, colour, odour, appearance, packing, labelling, volume or size, such that it is likely that consumers, especially children, will confuse them with foodstuff and in consequence, place them in the mouth or suck or ingest them. The products fit into the small parts cylinder.The products do 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 and destruction of the products by the distributor
Notifying country
Latvia
Country of origin
Taiwan
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1522/10Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1522/10Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1522/10Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1522/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1522/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-41 (XML)
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