Reported risk evidence comparison

Other - -: detachable parts — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 83 official alert references published from 2011-02-18 to 2019-12-13. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including plastic fork, money-box, anti-stress squeezable product. The other 75 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about detachable parts. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Dated official observations

Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism

The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.

Plastic fork · A12/1944/19

Report published 2019-12-13 · notifying country Romania · reported origin Türkiye

Reported product description: Disposable plastic fork, packed together with a napkin in a transparent plastic bag, without information in Romanian language. [1]
Reported risk explanation: The fork breaks easily and plastic fragments detach from it. These plastic fragments can be swallowed, without being noticed, along with the food consumed, leading to choking and even injury. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the productDate of entry into force: 13/11/2019 [1]

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Money-box · A12/1919/19

Report published 2019-12-06 · notifying country France · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Money-box in the form of an ice-cream cornet with a decorative multi-coloured sprinkle topping made of plastic. [2]
Reported risk explanation: The product, due to its characteristic form, colour and size, may be mistaken for foodstuff and small parts (the plastic sprinkles) can easily be detached. This may lead especially children to put the small pieces in the mouth and choke on them.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food-imitating products Directive. [2]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown [2]

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Anti-stress squeezable product · A12/1656/19

Report published 2019-11-01 · notifying country France · reported origin Germany

Reported product description: Stress sausage in rigid plastic packaging. The product was sold online, in particular via Amazon. [3]
Reported risk explanation: The product, due to its characteristic form and colour may be mistaken for foodstuff. Additionally, small parts can be easily detached from the product. This may lead children to put the small pieces in the mouth and choke on them. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 21/05/2019 [3]

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Key ring with squeezable toy · A12/0903/19

Report published 2019-06-21 · notifying country Germany · reported origin The Netherlands

Reported product description: ‘Squishy’ key ring in the form of an ice cream: orange cone topped with beige and pink ice cream, with an intense sweet smell. The product was sold online. [4]
Reported risk explanation: Due to its characteristic form, colour, appearance and size, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead children to put it in the mouth. Small parts may be bitten off or detach, which could lead to choking.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food Imitating Products Directive. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown [4]

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Bunsen burner gauzes · A11/0078/18

Report published 2018-10-19 · notifying country United Kingdom · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Metal gauze with ceramic centre used with Bunsen burner and tripod. [5]
Reported risk explanation: The product may contain tremolite asbestos fibres. Small particles or fragments may detach during use or due to receiving an impact in storage. Asbestos fibres can cause cancer.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 30/08/2018Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 30/08/2018Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 30/08/2018 [5]

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Dog toy · A11/0035/15

Report published 2015-05-08 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Plastic dog toy with a whistle in the shape of a hamburger.Packaging: transparent plastic bag. [6]
Reported risk explanation: null The product, due to its characteristic form, colour and size may be mistaken for foodstuff. The whistle can be easily detached from the product and this may lead children to put it in the mouth, swallow or ingest it. 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. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 13/02/2015 [6]

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Plant nutrition balls · A12/0420/15

Report published 2015-03-27 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Expanding yellow balls that are similar to sweets. The balls contain plant nutrient. Product dimensions: diameter: 3.5 mm. Product packaging: colourful cellophane bag. Product weight: 10 g. [7]
Reported risk explanation: null Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead children to put it in the mouth, suck or ingest it. The balls expand when soaked and if ingested by a child they could cause occlusion of the digestive system. In addition, the balls may be put in the mouth by small children, get stuck and obstruct the airways, posing a risk of choking.The product does not comply with the requirements of Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 11/02/2015 [7]

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Decorative magnets · A12/0364/15

Report published 2015-03-20 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: 1. Plastic decorative magnet in the shape of toast sandwich. 2. Plastic decorative magnet in the shape of hamburger. Packaging: transparent plastic bag. [8]
Reported risk explanation: null The product, due to its characteristic form, colour and size may be mistaken for foodstuff. Small parts can be easily detached from the product and this may lead children to put them in the mouth, swallow or ingest them. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 13/01/2015 [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

83 distinct official alert references, published between 2011-02-18 and 2019-12-13. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report year	Recorded alerts
2011	16
2012	17
2013	22
2014	12
2015	11
2018	1
2019	4

Recorded risk labels within this evidence task

Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.

Burns, Choking: 1 recorded references
Chemical: 1 recorded references
Choking: 65 recorded references
Choking, Injuries: 7 recorded references
Choking, Suffocation: 5 recorded references
Fire, Injuries: 2 recorded references
Injuries: 2 recorded references

Source selection, exclusions and calculation method

Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.

One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.

8 distinct descriptions displayed; 75 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {'measures': 39}.

These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.

Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.

Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

Accessible and detachable parts — what evidence do we have?
Document the intended users/age, accessible parts, attachment/retention design and relevant use or misuse conditions. Compare the source’s actual detachment or choking explanation with your product; agree justified methods and current criteria separately.
Useful evidence: Age/use rationale, part/attachment drawings, material and assembly data, existing retention/accessibility evidence.
Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?
Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.
Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.
Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?
Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.
Useful evidence: Supply-chain responsibility map, applicable-law review, investigation scope and documented decision/communication workflow.

Work packages and dependencies

Conditional: Product-risk evidence and operator-role review — Compare the recorded product features and failure mechanism with your product. Confirm the applicable product regime, deciding evidence, operator responsibilities and justified next steps. This does not assume that GPSR or a representative appointment applies to every alert category.

Questions for providers

Which specific product features and reported risk mechanism make these cases relevant or irrelevant to our product?
What current legal, standards or scientific sources support your proposed investigation criteria, and what cannot be concluded from these dated alerts?
Which existing evidence can answer the risk question, what additional work is justified, and who owns any resulting corrective-action decision?

Sources and data dates

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