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0254/11

Coloured gel beads "Perline Gel Clear"

Photo BEADS

OtherChokingInjuries
Notifying country
Italy
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Requirements breached

The products pose a risk of choking and injuries because of their misleading appearance; they look identical to berries such as currants, and to sweets (liquorice for the black ones and fruit sweets for those of other colours). In addition, they expand rapidly upon contact with water and 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.

Product

Description
Decorative beads. The packaging is made of soft coloured plastic, of various colours - pink, yellow, pale blue and dark blue - containing 10g of hygroscopic beads of a single colour. There is a picture of a flower in a glass bowl full of round and coloured elements. At the top, there are the words “
Category
-
Brand
Photo BEADS
Model / type
86145
Batch
8018318861451

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0254/11 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2011-012
Published
15 March 2011
Corrigendum
<font color="#ff0000"><b>Corrigendum</b></font><br/> Notification 1763/10 from the report 48 of 2010 has been modified and removed from the RAPEX website following the additional information on the risk assessment provided by the notifying authorities.

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