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Lip balm “Unknown”

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 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Lip balm
Name
Unknown
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
1021 2271, 330 and 1021 2295, 332
Barcode
10212271, 10212295
Description
Lip balm in the form of sweets. One is in the form of a chocolate heart shape with pink icing and the smell of chewing gum. Another is in the form of a brown chocolate with the smell of vanilla.
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 A12/0987/12Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0987/12
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0987/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-028 (XML)
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