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MASTERETAIL. · Food imitating product - grapes.
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a serious risk of choking because the detached elements (grape berries) may be placed in mouth by children, causing choking and suffocation. During the tension test, when applying force less than 50 N elements (grape berries) become detached and fully fit in small parts cylinder (approx. diameter 2cm). 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” and the European standard on toys EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and destruction of the product ordered by the authority. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Food imitating products – grapes in light-red colour, with plastic soft green leaves. The product is sold packed in transparent plastic bag, without any indications or warnings.
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0706/07 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2007-28
- Published
- 19 July 2007
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