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Plastic balls “Soace ball” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00144/21
Summary
The product releases small parts. As a consequence , a 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
Plastic balls
- Name / model
- Soace ball
- Category
- Toys
- Soft squeeze plastic balls with a diameter of 75 mm with colourful fruit motifs or letters. The balls have soft protrusions and a whistling mechanism, a flexible elastic cord and a flashing mechanism inside the ball.
What is the risk?
- The product releases small parts. As a consequence , a 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: 03/06/2021
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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