{
  "alert_number": "1594/10",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/1594-10",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-17864",
  "safety_gate_published": "2010-10-28",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2010,
    "week": 43,
    "date": "2010-10-29"
  },
  "category": "Other - Food-imitating products",
  "product": "Decoration balls - Seven Color Crystal Boll",
  "brand_as_notified": "EM & EM",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "EM & EM",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/emandem"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": "1) Seven Color Crystal Boll BH9K081, 2) Seven Color Crystal Boll SIM2921",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": "1) 5907626231595, 2) 5907626210996",
  "barcodes": [
    "5907626210996",
    "5907626231595"
  ],
  "description": "Product is crystal soil/water gel in form of irregular cubes packed in clear plastic bags. Product use is: for indoor planting and decoration. Crystal gel is sold in yellow, purple, dark blue, green, orange and red colours.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Choking, Injuries",
  "risk": "The product poses a risk of choking and injuries because the appearance, shape (similar to jelly beans or sweets) and packaging (with picture of little girl) is such that it could be mistaken for food, especially by children. Product expands more than 50% in any dimension and in case of swallowing by child it may cause gastrointestinal occlusion or internal injuries.One accident reported.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.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Sales ban ordered by the authorities",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other\nCategory of measure(s): Sales ban ordered by the authorities.\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Poland",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "1) 5907626231595, 2) 5907626210996"
    ],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "1) Seven Color Crystal Boll BH9K081, 2) Seven Color Crystal Boll SIM2921"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}