Beware of unsafe pacifier

xlan

xlan

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just read about this news from a HK newspaper portal, thought of sharing it over here.. so all daddy n mommy could be aware of it..

[from: 頭條日報]


一款嬰兒奶咀含可致癌化學物
2010-03-30 (19:34)
海關今日呼籲市民，尤其家長，切勿讓嬰兒吸啜一款不安全的嬰兒安撫奶咀。

海 關早前在市面巡查兒童產品，把嬰兒安撫奶咀送交政府化驗所作安全測試後，發現其中一款嬰兒安撫奶咀含有N-亞硝基嗎磙（N- nitrosomorpholine），其含量為每千克含81微克，較法例所訂安全標準可容許的每千克含10微克，達8.1倍。此外，該款安撫奶咀亦未附 有規定的警告語，即「不要將安撫奶咀繫於孩童頸上，以免導致窒息危險」。

根據衛生署意見，N-亞硝基嗎磙被國際癌症機構 界定為可能導致人類癌症的化學物。

海關現正採取跟進行動，至目前為止已從市面一間供應商及其四間零售商鋪檢獲共43件有 關產品，並根據《玩具及兒童產品安全條例》向該供應商發出禁制通知書，禁止出售該款不安全的嬰兒安撫奶咀；該供應商亦會進行產品自願回收行動。海關調查工 作仍在進行。
 
allycat

allycat

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Hmmmm, wondering if there's any safety standards that the distributors have to follow before bering the baby products into Singapore...
 
apollo

apollo

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though ds has weaned off paci, but still thks for the info..

i saw this type of paci b4, but dunno if is the same brand. last time when ds was still sucking paci, i tot of buying but my hubby insisted on sticking to NUK brand.
 
xlan

xlan

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tinkerball said:
can anyone translate?
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found this in English :
(from http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/100330/html/100330en05011.htm)

Unsafe baby pacifiers banned
30-03-2010

The Customs & Excise Department has banned the sale of a type of baby pacifier which contained excessive N-nitrosomorpholine - a substance which is possibly cancer-causing in humans.

Customs officers recently conducted spot checks on children's products and found the pacifiers unsafe. They also failed to meet a warning requirement on their packaging.

A total of 43 baby pacifiers have so far been seized from a supplier and its four retail outlets. The supplier will also conduct a voluntary recall of the products. Investigations are underway.
 
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tinkerball

tinkerball

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xlan said:
found this in English :

Unsafe baby pacifiers seized

30-03-2010


The authorities say a type of baby pacifier available in Hong Kong has been found to contain eight times the permitted level of a suspected cancer-causing substance. It also failed to carry a label to warn that the product may pose a strangulation danger if tied around a child's neck.
The problems were found during a recent spot check on children's products.

The Customs and Excise Department has seized a quantity of the product from a supplier and its four retail outlets.
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really alarmed to read that. thanks for the info:001_302:
 
aahdorr

aahdorr

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wah i jus saw this !! i have this pacifier at home!@!! which my hubby brought saying it drop will close .. but lucky my ger dun like cuz alway close cant suck den i put it in the drawer le .. phew !! tom n step got sell !!
 
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