Naphthalene – Euro Crown “Naphthalene ball”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 14 Mar 2013In the weekly report of 22 Mar 2013 (week 11, 2013)Safety Gate notice JSON

Updated 6 d agolatest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate

Product: Naphthalene
Brand: Euro Crown
Name: Naphthalene ball
Type / model: Unknown
Batch: Unknown
Description: Naphthalene, round shape and white colour, in polyethylene bags each containing 15 pieces.
Risk: null The product poses a risk of choking as, due to its characteristic form, colour and size, it may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead children to put pieces in their mouth, suck or ingest them, which could entail the 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.
Notifying country: Bulgaria
Country of origin: Taiwan
Alert type: Consumer
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Safety Gate alert A12/0351/13
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Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-011 (XML)
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