Novelty pens and highlighters
GOGOPO · Lipstick pens and lipstick highlighters
StationerySuffocation
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
There are no ventilation holes or ventilation design features in the caps of the pens.
Requirements breached
A child might put the cap into the mouth where it could get stuck, leading to suffocation. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard BS 7272.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 18 July 2018
Product
- Description
- Two packs of novelty pens resembling a lipstick container. The pens are packaged in a small, clear plastic, zip-lock bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1642/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-045
- Published
- 31 October 2018
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda : Notification A12/0324/18 from report 2018-009 and Notifications A12/0346/18, A12/0348/18, A12/0353/18 from report 2018-010 have been updated to improve identification of the affected products (batch number and date of manufacture have been added). Notification A12/1514/18 from Report-2018-042 has been downgraded at the request of the notifying Member State after re-assessment of the risk. The risk is considered less than serious (new number A11/0086/18).
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