Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-12
Don Flor · Expansible items to maintain humidity in flowerpots
The products pose a risk of choking because the animals can be swallowed and then expand.
- Published
- 26 March 2010
- Notifying authority
- Spain
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0542/10
Classification
- Category
- Decorative articles
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
The products in question are expansible animal-shaped units in different colours intended to maintain humidity levels in flowerpots. Due to their appearance, they could be mistaken for toys. They are packaged in transparent plastic blister-wrap.