EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-48
Ancient wisdom. · Soap in the shape of tarts and buns..
The product poses a serious risk of choking because the soaps may be misleading, in that their form, colour and appearance may lead consumers, and children in particular, to take them for a foodstuff. It is easy to bite off a piece of soap, which may pose a risk of choking and gastrointestinal upsets.
- Published
- 07 December 2007
- 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 authority.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1254/07
- Model
- Unknown.
Classification
- Category
- Other - Food-imitating products
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Product description
The soap tarts are divided into 14 portions which the retailer sells separately in transparent cellophane without any label or container. The following varieties exist: strawberry and coconut, orange and lemon, blueberry and apple hearts. Different varieties of individual soap buns are also sold: strawberry and coconut, chocolate and mint, orange and lemon, blueberry and apple hearts. The buns carry a label in a language other than Spanish.