EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-28
Unknown · Naphthalene
The product poses a risk of:- choking because it can be confused with a foodstuff by children and swallowed,- chemical because the swallowing and touching of naphthalene by children can cause irritation, burning, poisoning and, in the case of a contact with eyes, redness and burns. The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC.
- Published
- 18 July 2008
- Notifying authority
- Bulgaria
- 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): Sales ban and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Press release has been issued.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0772/08
- Model
- barcode 943011558
Classification
- Category
- Other - Food-imitating products
- Risk type
- Chemical, Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Naphthalene in the form of round sweets packed in a transparent bag containing 20 pieces of coloured (white, yellow, green, orange and pink) or white mothballs. There is an inscription on the packaging: “naphthalene – an agent against moths, keep away from children".