Plant nutrition balls
PhotoBeats · Per Addobbi Floreali e Piante ( For Flower Arrangements and Plants)
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead children to put it in the mouth, suck or ingest it. The balls expand when soaked and if ingested by a child they could cause occlusion of the digestive system. In addition, the balls may be put in the mouth by small children, get stuck and obstruct the airways, posing a risk of choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 11 February 2015
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Expanding yellow balls that are similar to sweets. The balls contain plant nutrient. Product dimensions: diameter: 3.5 mm. Product packaging: colourful cellophane bag. Product weight: 10 g.
- Category
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- Brand
- Model / type
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Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0420/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-012
- Published
- 19 March 2015
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