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IIRC these types of rigid plastic tags were banned in the UK because they created hazards for children, which included being swallowed and then pinching shut pa
by KineticLensman 4y ago
IIRC these types of rigid plastic tags were banned in the UK because they created hazards for children, which included being swallowed and then pinching shut parts of the digestive tract.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoIt's strange how children in some countries seem to be so much more prone to ingesting unsuitable items than in others. We use these reusable plastic pieces for bread bags all the time in Norway and I can't remember ever hearing that anyone regarded them as a hazard.
- OJFord 4y agoAnything small (but not quite small enough) like that could be; I suppose it just takes a high profile case for something specific to be banned/everyone voluntarily stops using it - especially for something like this with no shortage of (frankly better?) alternatives.
- OJFord 4y agoHuh, the one I bought recently was in the UK fwiw (Waitrose), saw them again earlier, just the one brand using them.