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Children's fancy dress costume Fiestas Guirca “Little Pumpkin” — risk: strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0441/19
Summary
The green ribbons attached to the costume at neck level are too long. The ribbons could become trapped during various activities and lead to strangulation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 71-1 and EN 14682.
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Product
Children's fancy dress costume — Fiestas Guirca
- Brand
- Fiestas Guirca
- Name / model
- Little Pumpkin · 87019
- Batch number(s)
- 9437201802
- Category
- Toys
- Children’s pumpkin fancy dress costume on a hanger.
What is the risk?
- The green ribbons attached to the costume at neck level are too long. The ribbons could become trapped during various activities and lead to strangulation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 71-1 and EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 06/12/2018
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 06/12/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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