EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Advent calendar “Adventskalender - Calendrier de l'avent” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00047/19
Summary
The white mouthpiece of the toy trumpet, in the calendar drawer 9, can easily detach.It may do so while a child has the trumpet in the mouth, leading the child to choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Advent calendar
- Name / model
- Adventskalender - Calendrier de l'avent · Art.nr 21462-001, Art.nr 21462-002
- Batch number(s)
- AA47/19C
- Barcode
- 27031889
- Category
- Toys
- An advent calendar with 24 toys as presents.
- Recall information: https://www.aldi.be/nl/service/productwaarschuwing.html
What is the risk?
- The white mouthpiece of the toy trumpet, in the calendar drawer 9, can easily detach.It may do so while a child has the trumpet in the mouth, leading the child to choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 12/12/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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