A12/1565/1818 October 2018

Babies' soother

Unknown · Baby Pacifiers Safe Food Grade

Childcare articles and children's equipmentChokingSuffocation

Notifying country: Finland
Sold online: Yes

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What is the danger

The soother is too small, a child could place it in the mouth and choke on it. Moreover, it lacks sufficient ventilation holes. This could lead to suffocation.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1400.

Measures taken

Authority warning consumers of the risk Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 10 September 2018
Removal of the products from the Wish platform Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 October 2018

Product

Description: Soother in the shape of lips. Packed in clear plastic with no markings. The product is sold online (for example, on Wish marketplace).
Brand: Unknown

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1565/18 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2018-043
Published: 18 October 2018
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0324/14 has been withdrawn from report 008-2014 of 28/02/2014 following a court ruling regarding the validity of the measures taken. Notification A12/0904/18 has been permanently withdrawn from report 027/2018 of 06/07/2018, following a new assessment of the risk.