EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Fishing toy SAPIN MALIN “Peche a la ligne” — risk: choking, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0813/15
Summary
null Small fins may detach from some wooden fishes. A child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Furthermore, the plastic bag of the packaging is too thin: if a child plays with it and puts the head inside the bag, this may easily cling to the mouth and nose causing suffocation.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
Fishing toy — SAPIN MALIN
- Brand
- SAPIN MALIN
- Name / model
- Peche a la ligne · Lot: SM404, Ref No: 56305
- Batch number(s)
- Barcode: 8416040563054
- Category
- Toys
- Wooden toy which includes a stick for fishing with magnetic ball at the end and wooden fishes. The product is supplied in a cardboard box with the following dimensions: 35x13x5 cm. The stick and the fishes are inside a transparent plastic bag.
What is the risk?
- null Small fins may detach from some wooden fishes. A child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Furthermore, the plastic bag of the packaging is too thin: if a child plays with it and puts the head inside the bag, this may easily cling to the mouth and nose causing suffocation.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): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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