{
  "alert_number": "A11/0032/14",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a11-0032-14",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/103750",
  "safety_gate_published": "2014-02-21",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2014,
    "week": 8,
    "date": "2014-02-28"
  },
  "category": "Other",
  "product": "Water absorbent crystals",
  "brand_as_notified": "Sandinghuayuan",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Sandinghuayuan",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/sandinghuayuan"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Seven Color Crystal Boll",
  "model": "Seven Color Crystal Boll",
  "batch": "Bach n °: 22/5826;Barcode: 2009120311490",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [
    "2009120311490"
  ],
  "description": "Expanding balls similar to colourful sweets. The balls contain plant nutrient. The balls are in 7 different colours: yellow, cyclamen, red, black, green, orange, white.Product diameter: 2.8 mm. Product packaging: cellophane bag.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Choking, Injuries",
  "risk": "null Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the products may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead children to put them in the mouth, suck or ingest them.The balls expand when soaked  and if the balls are ingested by children they could cause fatal occlusion of the digestive system. In addition, the balls may be put in the mouth by small children, get stuck and obstruct the airways, posing a risk of choking.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.",
  "risk_level": "Other risk levels",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "27 Dec 2013"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 27/12/2013",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Hungary",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "Bach n °: 22/5826;Barcode: 2009120311490"
    ],
    "models": [
      "Seven Color Crystal Boll"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}