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Water-absorbing beads – Huancai “WATER CRYSTAL”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 9 Dec 2016In the weekly report of 16 Dec 2016 (week 50, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Water-absorbing beads
Brand
Huancai
Name
WATER CRYSTAL
Type / model
XIAOYINGXIONG
Batch
6942532966666
Barcode
6942532966666
Description
Expanding red beads for decorative purpose. Diameter: 4 mm. Product packaging: blue cellophane bag.
Risk
null Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the products may be mistaken for foodstuff (sweets). 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 a child they could cause fatal occlusion of the digestive system. 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.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 29 Sep 2016
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1679/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1679/16Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1679/16
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1679/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-050 (XML)
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