EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Expandable toy “Duck Egg” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0719/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because small parts can be easily torn from the toy and may be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As it expands, it can also cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track of small children. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Expandable toy
- Name / model
- Duck Egg · 2227A, LE-2240B, LOT:2012201
- Batch number(s)
- 0960389000012142156131802886712022406
- Category
- Toys
- Effigy of an egg which includes an expandable toy in the form of a duck. The egg is packed in a transparent plastic.The following information and warnings are mentioned on the package: ‘Growing pet’, ‘Do not swallow’ and a label bearing the following signs: ‘Growing pet’, ’Amusing, Funny, Novel’, ‘D
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because small parts can be easily torn from the toy and may be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As it expands, it can also cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track of small children. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 17/06/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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