Artificial strawberries
Choking Other - Food-imitating products Serious risk
| Alert Number | 1174/10 |
| Brand | Unknown |
| Category | Other - Food-imitating products |
| Risk Type | Choking |
| Notifying Country | France |
| Country of Origin | Belgium |
| Model Number | item no. v-194 ref: fgd 040194 |
| Published | 6 August 2010 |
Risk Description
The product poses a risk of choking because the imitation strawberries could be confused with real strawberries and swallowed by children.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
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary stop of sales and recall from consumers by the distributor.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Product Description
Artificial strawberries in a cardboard punnet with transparent celluloid wrapping.