EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-43
Loydis · Soap
The product poses a risk of choking because, the form, colour and appearance of the product is such that it is likely that children will confuse it with a foodstuff and consequently place the product in the mouth. Due to the consistency of the products (soap) small children can easily bite them and detach small parts which can be swallowed, posing a risk of choking. 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
- 06 November 2009
- Notifying authority
- Spain
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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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
- 1420/09
- Model
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Other - Food-imitating products
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Bars of soap of various colours and in the shape of sweets, individually wrapped in cellophane.