{"lang":"en","id":832,"reference":"0137/11","notification_type":"A12","published":"2011-02-09T04:00:00.000Z","modified":null,"weekly_report":"Report-2011-007","title":{"text":"Gel beads for real plants \"Gel beads for real plan","en":"Gel beads for real plants \"Gel beads for real plan","translated":false},"name":{"text":"Gel beads for real plants \"Gel beads for real plan","en":"Gel beads for real plants \"Gel beads for real plan","translated":false},"name_specific":null,"brands":["Unknown"],"models":["Code 22071"],"barcodes":[],"batches":["8031244044514"],"category":{"key":"other","source_key":"product.category.other","label":"Other","en":"Other","translated":false},"category_other":{"text":"-","en":"-","translated":false},"risks":[{"key":"choking","source_key":"riskType.choking","label":"Choking","en":"Choking","translated":false},{"key":"injuries","source_key":"riskType.injuries","label":"Injuries","en":"Injuries","translated":false}],"risk_other":null,"risk_description":null,"legal_provisions":{"text":"The products pose a risk of choking and injuries because they are identical in appearance to berries such as currants, and because they expand rapidly upon contact with water, they may, if accidentally ingested, obstruct the intestine, or, if they enter the airway, impede or completely prevent the passage of air, resulting in respiratory distress and/or asphyxia. 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. Similar hygroscopic beads sold as toys have been mistaken for sweets.","en":"The products pose a risk of choking and injuries because they are identical in appearance to berries such as currants, and because they expand rapidly upon contact with water, they may, if accidentally ingested, obstruct the intestine, or, if they enter the airway, impede or completely prevent the passage of air, resulting in respiratory distress and/or asphyxia. 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. Similar hygroscopic beads sold as toys have been mistaken for sweets.","translated":false},"description":{"text":"The packaging is a clear plastic bag containing 15g of purplish-red hygroscopic beads, stapled to a sheet of pink and pale green card bearing an image of a plant with open green leaves in a glass bowl. At the top is the wording “Gel Perla per piante vere (gel beads for real plants)”, in green: the s","en":"The packaging is a clear plastic bag containing 15g of purplish-red hygroscopic beads, stapled to a sheet of pink and pale green card bearing an image of a plant with open green leaves in a glass bowl. At the top is the wording “Gel Perla per piante vere (gel beads for real plants)”, in green: the s","translated":false},"packaging":null,"origin_country":{"code":"CN","label":"People's Republic of China","en":"People's Republic of China","translated":false},"notifying_country":{"code":"IT","label":"Italy","en":"Italy","translated":false},"counterfeit":null,"sold_online":null,"online_trader":null,"professional_use":false,"corrigendum":"<font color=\"#ff0000\"><b>Corrigendum</b></font><br/> <font color=\"#000000\">Notifications 1702/10 and 1704/10 from report 46 have been removed from the RAPEX website following additional information on the risk.<br/> Notification 0079/11 from the report 5 of 2011 has been modified and removed from the RAPEX website following the additional information on the risk assessment provided by the notifying authorities.</font>","measures":[],"photos":[{"id":383175,"thumb":"https://cdn.weblocally.com/safety-gate/832/383175-t.webp","full":"https://cdn.weblocally.com/safety-gate/832/383175-f.webp"},{"id":383176,"thumb":"https://cdn.weblocally.com/safety-gate/832/383176-t.webp","full":"https://cdn.weblocally.com/safety-gate/832/383176-f.webp"}],"url":"https://safety.weblocally.com/en/alert/832","api_url":"https://safety.weblocally.com/api/v1/alerts/832?lang=en","source_url":"https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/832","license":"Data © European Union, Safety Gate. Reuse authorised provided the source is acknowledged."}