EU Safety Gate · Report-2011-007
Unknown · Gel beads for real plants "Gel beads for real plan
The products pose a risk of choking and injuries because they are identical in appearance to berries such as currants, and because they expand rapidly upon contact with water, they may, if accidentally ingested, obstruct the intestine, or, if they enter the airway, impede or completely prevent the passage of air, resulting in respiratory distress and/or asphyxia. The products do 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. Similar hygroscopic beads sold as toys have been mistaken for sweets.
- Published
- 18 February 2011
- Notifying authority
- Italy
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0137/11
- Model
- Code 22071
- Batch
- 8031244044514
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8031244044514
Classification
- Category
- Other - -
- Risk type
- Choking, Injuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
The packaging is a clear plastic bag containing 15g of purplish-red hygroscopic beads, stapled to a sheet of pink and pale green card bearing an image of a plant with open green leaves in a glass bowl. At the top is the wording “Gel Perla per piante vere (gel beads for real plants)”, in green: the s