Skip to content

Flexible erasers – Westcott “ACME TWIST IT radír (twist it erasers)”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 6 May 2015In the weekly report of 15 May 2015 (week 19, 2015)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Flexible erasers
Brand
Westcott
Brand as notified
WESTCOTT
Name
ACME TWIST IT radír (twist it erasers)
Type / model
E-15495 00
Batch
4027521510906
Barcode
4027521510906
Description
Colourful spiral erasers looking like lollipop with a label bearing brand, supplier details, country of origin and CE marking. The eraser can be cut, twisted and knotted. Intended for children age 4+ years.
Risk
null The product poses a risk of choking because due to its characteristic form, colour and size it may be mistaken for foodstuff. Small parts can be easily detached from the product which may lead children to put them in the mouth, swallow or ingest them. The product does not comply with the requirements of Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 24 Feb 2015
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0624/15Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0624/15Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0624/15Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0624/15
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0624/15
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2015-019 (XML)
    the copy this page was built fromCC0 1.0