Doh Doh · Keyboard mate

The product poses a risk of choking because due to the characteristic form, appearance, colour, size and smell, this product may be mistaken for a foodstuff (baguette). This may lead children to put it in their mouth, bite it into pieces and swallow the pieces, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract. 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.

Published: 20 August 2010
Notifying authority: Greece
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

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 alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 1273/10
Model: Code NG 1400 Baguette,
Check-digit validated barcodes: 5060111431372

Classification

Category: Other - Food-imitating products
Risk type: Choking
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

Keyboard mate in a shape of a baguette (approximate dimensions: 33.5 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm). The product (as it is stated in the package) “looks, feels and smells like a real baguette”. The keyboard mate is packed in a cardboard box (approximate dimensions: 38 x 7 x 4 cm), which allows you to touch the product. On the back side of the package there is the warning in English: “You can smell and squeeze me after you purchase me but please DO NOT EAT ME. Keep me away from young children and pets who cannot read this warning label”.