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Lip balm

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 4 Jul 2012In the weekly report of 13 Jul 2012 (week 28, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Lip balm
Type / model
ting productsProduct: Lip balmBrand: UnknownName: Unknown
Batch
1024 4944, 852 and 1024 4937, 851
Barcode
10244937, 10244944
Description
Lip balm in the form of cakes. Vanilla lip balm in the form of a cake with coloured sticks and the smell of vanilla. Lip balm in the form of a cake with icing and some fruit – apple, with the smell of strawberry.
Risk
null The products pose a risk of choking as, due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, they may be mistaken for foodstuffs. The product can easily break, generating small parts that could be placed in the mouth by a child and swallowed.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.
Notifying country
Bulgaria
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0985/12Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0985/12
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0985/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-028 (XML)
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