EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Expandable toys Hatch'em, Yuda “1) DINOSAUR EGG - Growing Pet; 2) GROWING PET; 3) DINOSAUR EGG - Growing Pet” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0641/16
Summary
null Small parts (head and tail) can be easily torn from the toy dinosaurs and may be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the toy expands, it can also 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 toys — Hatch'em, Yuda
- Brand
- Hatch'em, Yuda
- Name / model
- 1) DINOSAUR EGG - Growing Pet; 2) GROWING PET; 3) DINOSAUR EGG - Growing Pet · Ref. 1) 06057, 2) 06059 and 3) 06107
- Batch number(s)
- 1) 8431878811740, 2) 8431878811764, 3) 8431878811818
- Category
- Toys
- Plastic eggs in different colours containing small plastic dinosaurs, which increase in size when immersed in water.
What is the risk?
- null Small parts (head and tail) can be easily torn from the toy dinosaurs and may be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the toy expands, it can also 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 09/05/2016
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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