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Product safety

Products that can be mistaken for food or drink

Not always.

Close your eyes. Pretend for a moment that you are a hungry, thirsty and very curious young child who is exploring your home looking for something to eat or drink. You can’t read labels so you rely on your most basic instincts and senses to understand the world around you. Your world is centered on taste, sight, touch and smell. If something looks pretty, feels nice or smells good, you might think it tastes good and is good for you.

Now, open your eyes. Look around your home. There probably are many common household products—stored within your child’s reach—that might be appealing to a young child because of the way they taste, look, feel or smell. When used correctly, household products are safe and useful. However, children unintentionally swallow products like mouthwash, furniture polish and dish detergent every day. Potential poisons are everywhere.

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Products

Looks like Candy then it must be candy? Read more

2.The Dangerous Imitations Directive (87/357/EEC)

The Dangerous Imitations Directive (85/357/EEC) was introduced to prohibit the marketing, importing and manufacture of products that look like foodstuffs but that are not in fact edible. Read more

Examples of products

Play the MISTAKEN IDENTITIES Game Read more

 
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