EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Children's hat “Child’s animal hat” — risk: burns, choking, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0737/19
Summary
The products contain small parts that can easily be detached and a cord attached that is too long. A small child may put the small parts on the mouth and choke on them.The cord could wrap itself around the child's neck without the child being able to remove it, causing strangulation. At the same time, the flap forming the scarf is flamable. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety…
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Product
Children's hat
- Name / model
- Child’s animal hat · Reference: AH17-AL-1 , head of wolf, bear, cow, leopard, ladybird, monkey, giraffe, tiger, panda, dog, frog, unicorn.
- Batch number(s)
- 09/2018 3610141037680
- Category
- Toys
- Animal-shaped hat for childen under 36 months.
What is the risk?
- The products contain small parts that can easily be detached and a cord attached that is too long. A small child may put the small parts on the mouth and choke on them.The cord could wrap itself around the child's neck without the child being able to remove it, causing strangulation. At the same time, the flap forming the scarf is flamable. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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