Decoration balls - Seven Color Crystal Boll
EM & EM
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Poland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of choking and injuries because the appearance, shape (similar to jelly beans or sweets) and packaging (with picture of little girl) is such that it could be mistaken for food, especially by children. Product expands more than 50% in any dimension and in case of swallowing by child it may cause gastrointestinal occlusion or internal injuries. One accident reported. 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.
Measures taken
- Sales ban ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Product is crystal soil/water gel in form of irregular cubes packed in clear plastic bags. Product use is: for indoor planting and decoration. Crystal gel is sold in yellow, purple, dark blue, green, orange and red colours.
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1594/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-43
- Published
- 28 October 2010
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum Notification 1202/10 has been permanently removed from the RAPEX system following additional information on the risk assessment provided by the authorities.
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