Risks include choking, burns, electric shock and fire
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A number of recalls have been made in Ireland for food and items sold online from Shein and Temu.
They include porridge oats sold in one of Ireland’s biggest supermarkets, and toys and children’s items sold on Shein and Temu. Risks include choking, possibly ignition and chemical burns.
Both the FSAI and CCPC have warnings on their platforms, and point of sale notices have been issued. The items affected include:
Porridge Oats
Dunnes Stores Organic Porridge Oats
Dunnes Stores recalled Organic Porridge Oats due to the possible presence of clear plastic pellets. Point of sale recall notices have been issued.
Shein recalls
A number of recalls for children’s items have been made by the Shein online platform. They include a puppy plush toy and a mermaid dress.
Puppy plush toy
Image: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)Image: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
The risk reported to the CCPC is of choking. Small parts can detach from the toy and become accessible, which could pose a risk of choking by ingestion. The batch number is prx255. The product identifier is sl2409242297217890.
Mermaid dress
Mermaid dress
The product presents a burns risk. Children could wear the costume close to an ignition source, and the costume could catch fire, resulting in burns. The brand is unknown. The type/number of models is unknown. The batch numbers are 20250615, 20250529001, 2454164. The bar code is PB2506250174013. The SKU number is sk2404188591855511. There are approximately 68 affected products in the Republic of Ireland.
Chargers
A recall was also made recently for chargers sold on the platform. CCPC said: “The product presents a risk of electric shock, fire and injury. The product has poor insulation, lack of thermal protection, faulty earthing, and missing or incorrect ratings.”
Temu recalls
Children’s products sold on the Temu app have been recalled by CCPC. They include a cat paw squishy, a musical rattle toy and a plush toy white duck.
Cat paw squishy
Cat paw squishy
The risk reported to the CCPC is chemical, due to exposure to restricted phthalates over permitted limits. Exposure to phthalates can harm children’s health by potentially damaging their reproductive system. The model number is JY100. The bar code is 7144531495. The batch number is 24100112. The Product identifier is 17592741866678.
There are approximately 103 affected products in the Republic of Ireland.
Plush toy white duck
White duck plush toy
The risk reported to the CCPC is of choking. Small parts can detach from the toy and become accessible, which could pose a risk of choking by ingestion.
The bar code is 3132347210. The batch number is 2024/04/20. The Product ID is 601099783878366. There are approximately 6 affected products in the Republic of Ireland.
Musical rattle toy
Musical rattle toy
The product presents a risk of choking. The product contains small parts which could become detached. A child may put a small part in their mouth and choke.
The brand is Unknown. The type/number of model is W0007 – green. The batch number is 20240330.
There are approximately 74 affected products in the Republic of Ireland.
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