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Expanding toy with sweets JAKKZI “Dino egg” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1166/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because the dinosaur can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As it expands, it can 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
- Expanding dinosaur in a small plastic egg with 3g jelly candies. “Water growing dino egg with jelly bean” (on the packaging).Packaging: colourful foil bag.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because the dinosaur can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As it expands, it can 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): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 25/06/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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