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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Marita Moloney

Irish shoppers urged to immediately stop using three products sold on eBay over safety concerns

Irish consumers are being alerted over the potential hazards associated with using three products sold on eBay.

People are advised to immediately stop using the children's toys and thermometer over safety concerns including choking fears.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission issued the product safety information notices on Friday.

One of the items subject to the warning is a child’s bath thermometer sold on eBay which is in the form of a smiling violet frog.

The risk associated with the product is that of choking as the thermometer has a protruding part.

The brand is unknown as is the batch number, but the type/number of the model is 1996 and and the barcode is STK0155021948.

A safety issue has also been identified with a toy rattle in the shape of a plastic keyring with three different plastic keys in assorted colours sold on eBay.

The CCPC warned: "The risk associated with the product is that of choking, damage to hearing, injuries and suffocation.

"The sound pressure level is too high. The toy also releases small parts, presenting a choking risk. The plastic foil bag which is not compliant as it bears no warning and is too thin represents a suffocation risk."

The brand, batch number and the type/number of the model are unknown, while the barcode is 57020111 / STK0157020111.

The third product subject to the safety alert is a set of rubber ducks sold on eBay.

The risk associated with the toy is that of choking and damage to hearing.

The brand, type/number of the model, batch number and the barcode are all unknown.

It is also not known how many of these three items were purchased by Irish consumers.

The advice to Irish shoppers who believe they may have bought any of these items is to stop using them and to keep them away from children.

The CCPC said: "If you purchased one of these products, please discontinue use immediately, discard the product immediately and keep it out of the reach of children.

"You may wish to contact the online store from where you purchased this product to see if there are any remedies available to you. This can be done via your user account on the relevant platform."

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