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Expandable toy Dune Craft “Water Marbles” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1179/19
Summary
The balls can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage of small children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Expandable toy — Dune Craft
- Brand
- Dune Craft
- Name / model
- Water Marbles
- Batch number(s)
- 810017019984
- Category
- Toys
- Plastic tub with blue labelling containing balls that are to be placed in water and after some time a multitude of small balls break out of the balls, having increased in size.
What is the risk?
- The balls can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage of small children. 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): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 24/07/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 24/07/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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