Water-absorbing beads
D&D · HIDROZSELÉ / HIDROGEL ('Hydro-gel')
Decorative articlesInjuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the products may be mistaken for foodstuff (sweets). This may lead children to put them in the mouth, suck or ingest them. The balls expand when soaked and if the balls are ingested by a child they could cause fatal occlusion of the digestive system. 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.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 March 2016
Product
- Description
- Expanding decorative beads (transparent). Diameter: 4 mm. Product packaging: cellophane bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1654/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-050
- Published
- 6 December 2016
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/238513
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