EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Hard plastic toy “Naughty Ladybird” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0798/15
Summary
null The product contains small parts (blue balls at the tip of the antennas, right and left rear wheels before the wheels moving parts, stickers on the wheels) that can be easily detached. A child could put them in the mouth and choke on them.Moreover, the blue plastic ball of the antennae detaches and leaves the end of the springs of the antennae accessible, which present sharp points and can cause injuries.The…
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Product
Hard plastic toy
- Name / model
- Naughty Ladybird · DL0920No. 3915
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Toys
- Hard plastic toy Ladybird with two pink, flapping wings, under which you can see the blue shining body. The yellow ladybird's head includes blue eyes and a red mouth and two fastened spring horns (antennas) with blue beads at their ends.The toy is packed in a cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The product contains small parts (blue balls at the tip of the antennas, right and left rear wheels before the wheels moving parts, stickers on the wheels) that can be easily detached. A child could put them in the mouth and choke on them.Moreover, the blue plastic ball of the antennae detaches and leaves the end of the springs of the antennae accessible, which present sharp points and can cause injuries.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standardEN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 29/04/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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