Car air freshener - strawberry
Auto Expressions
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
This product poses a risk of choking as due to its appearance and odour it may be mistaken for food. The product could present a similar choking hazard to that of a small ball if trapped behind the ridge of the hard palate. The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than what they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures taken
- Voluntary stop of sales by the distributor. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The product has the appearance of a red strawberry with green leaves. It is approximately 6 cm long. The product is packed in a blister pack, the card for which measures approximately 19 x 7 cm. The card is coloured blue with pictures of strawberries and the Auto Expressions brand name. On the reverse side of the card is the warning “Keep out of reach of children and pets”.
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1287/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-44
- Published
- 6 November 2008
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