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Sorbent Facial Tissues White 224 sheets

Official notice

14 Aug 2020

Last checked

14 Aug 2020

An official Product Safety NZ notice concerns Sorbent Facial Tissues White 224 sheets. The tissue box may contain a small metal piece around 3-5cm in length (from an equipment failure during manufacture).The metal piece may pose a choking hazard if swallowed. This poses a higher risk to young children. Published 2020-08-14.

What to do now

If you have one of the identified tissue boxes as below, return it to the place of purchase for a refund.Affected products only include tissues: - made in Australia - with sheet sizes 200 x 195mm or 207 x 190mm.Country of origin can be identified on the packaging tear-off tab. If this tear-off tab has been removed and the product is already in use, refer to the sheet size on the packaging.

Official notice

2020-08-14

The hazard

The tissue box may contain a small metal piece around 3-5cm in length (from an equipment failure during manufacture).The metal piece may pose a choking hazard if swallowed. This poses a higher risk to young children.

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Affected products

Product 1

Sold at Countdown, New World, Pak'n'Save, The Warehouse, Chemist Warehouse and other smaller supermarkets, dairies and pharmacies from February to August 2020 Sorbent Facial Tissues White 224 sheets (Made in Australia) 200 x 195mm or 207 x 190mm sheet sizes

Risk / hazard

The tissue box may contain a small metal piece around 3-5cm in length (from an equipment failure during manufacture).The metal piece may pose a choking hazard if swallowed. This poses a higher risk to young children.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

NZ · New Zealand

Affected area 1

NZ · New Zealand

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

0800 104 394

Brand: Sorbent Facial Tissues White 224 Sheets. Contact: Asaleo Care sorbent.co.nz. Phone 0800 104 394.

Source & status

Tier

official

Category

KIDS

Classification

Product recall

App estimate

high

Recall details

Classification

Product recall

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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