Hand towel
O'right · Merry Christmas
Decorative articlesChoking
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
- Notifying country
- Lithuania
What is the danger
Due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for a foodstuff (the cherry).
Requirements breached
Children may put this part in their mouth, which could entail the risk of choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food-imitating Products Directive.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 24 August 2018
Product
- Description
- Brown hand towel with a cherry on top supplied in plastic packaging decorated with Christmas images. The form, size and appearance of the packaging imitates a chocolate dessert with a cherry on top.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A11/0085/18 ↗
- 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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