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Plactic toy “EVA PUZZLE MATS - puzzle” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00367/21
Summary
Small parts may easily detach from the pieces of the puzzle.A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. 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
Plactic toy
- Name / model
- EVA PUZZLE MATS - puzzle · 00388
- Barcode
- 8585030000388
- Category
- Toys
- The toy consists of 10 pieces of large foam with different colours and pictures of various animals (a dog, a dinosaur, a penguin, a duck, a seal, a hen, a deer, an elephant, a rabbit and a sheep).
What is the risk?
- Small parts may easily detach from the pieces of the puzzle.A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. 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: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 03/12/2020
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 03/12/2020
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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