{
  "alert_number": "A12/1679/16",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-1679-16",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/239316",
  "safety_gate_published": "2016-12-09",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2016,
    "week": 50,
    "date": "2016-12-16"
  },
  "category": "Decorative articles",
  "product": "Water-absorbing beads",
  "brand_as_notified": "Huancai",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Huancai",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/huancai"
    }
  ],
  "name": "WATER CRYSTAL",
  "model": "XIAOYINGXIONG",
  "batch": "6942532966666",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [
    "6942532966666"
  ],
  "description": "Expanding red beads for decorative purpose. Diameter: 4 mm. Product packaging: blue cellophane bag.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "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.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": null
    },
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "29 Sep 2016"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: Unknown\nType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 29/09/2016",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Hungary",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "6942532966666"
    ],
    "models": [
      "XIAOYINGXIONG"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}