The "Baby's 1st Christmas Stocking" (Item No. 55317) from The Snow White Collection has been recalled due to choking and injury hazards. The stocking's decorative eyes and sequins can detach at low forces—eyes at 2.4N and sequins at 3.4N—and may be picked, bitten, or removed by young children. If inhaled, these small components could lodge in a child's airway or bronchus, creating serious safety risks even for newborns.
The importer has voluntarily withdrawn the product from the market and initiated a consumer recall. The stocking is a fabric item approximately 30cm by 12cm, distributed in a clear plastic bag with a tag bearing the distributor information: The Snow White Collection, PSL International, 9 Stocks Street, Manchester, M8 8GW. The record does not specify what action affected consumers should take with recalled products.
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The “Baby’s 1st” Christmas Stocking is considered to pose a serious risk of choking or injury to babies and young children due to the “eyes” and “sequins” on the product becoming detached.Initial tests on the stocking showed that the eyes could become detached at forces as low as 2.4N, and sequins could become detached at forces as low as 3.4N. The expert stated that the nature of the product means that it would come into contact with young children and is likely that it would be played with by a child. The expert was of the opinion that the “eyes” and “sequins” could be picked or bitten off by young children and could cause a choking hazard. If inhaled, these components could pass into the larynx of even a newborn baby, and could become lodged in a bronchus, causing significant safety concerns for babies and young children.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Christmas Stocking “The Snow White Collection / Baby’s 1st Christmas Stocking”Type/model: Item no. 55317.Description: The product consists of a fabric Christmas stocking approximately 30cm by 12cm. These products are supplied in a clear plastic bag. A card tag is attached to each item bearing the following information “Distributed by: The Snow White Collection, PSL International, 9 Stocks Street, Manchester, M8 8GW.Warning Keep away from fire, 55317”. Notifying country: United Kingdom
Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗
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