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EU Safety GateRecalled 2010-08-20serious risk

Keyboard mate (Doh Doh)

Is my product affected?

Keyboard mate

  • Brand Doh Doh
  • UPC 5 060111 431372

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

The Keyboard Mate, a novelty product shaped like a baguette (approximately 33.5 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm), has been recalled because it poses a choking hazard. The product is designed to look, feel, and smell like a real baguette, which could cause children to mistake it for food and put it in their mouths, bite pieces off, and swallow them. This could result in choking, asphyxia, or blockage of the digestive tract. Although the product carries a warning label in English stating "DO NOT EAT ME" and instructing consumers to keep it away from young children and pets, it does not comply with European safety regulations for products designed to resemble food items.

Authorities have ordered the withdrawal of this product (Model Code NG 1400 Baguette) from the market. The record does not specify what actions affected consumers should take regarding products they may already own.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

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.

What should I do?

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Details from the source

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”. Model: Code NG 1400 Baguette, Notifying country: Greece

Source

Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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