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| Issued By Northumberland County Council |
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| Issued By Northumberland County Council |
TODDLER DEATH: SWEETS
WARNING
TRADING
standards Officers once again are alerting businesses and consumers of the
potential choking hazard posed by a mini jelly cup type of sweet imported from
Asia.
This
warning follows the death of a young child in February in the UK, thought to
have been caused by choking on one of these sweets.
The jelly
like sweets are sold in a variety of fruit flavours and found in mini cups about
the size of a single - serve coffee creamer and may or may not contain a chunk
of fruit.
Mick
King County Trading Standards Officer for Northumberland
County Council said: “Following
this tragedy I would repeat our previous advice that anyone who may have bought
any of these sweets should safely dispose of them or return them to where they
were purchased.”
Further
advice is available from the Trading Standards Department of Northumberland
County Council on 01670 534585.
Further
information is available from:
Tel:
01670 534251
Email:
noutterside@northumberland.gov.uk