EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic dinosaur toy “Dinosaur egg Growing Pet” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0150/13
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
Plastic dinosaur toy
- Name / model
- Dinosaur egg Growing Pet · 23086
- Batch number(s)
- 4018587230860
- Category
- Toys
- Expanding toy - approx 6 cm high – inside a cream-coloured egg in transparent plastic packaging. The egg should be soaked in water for 1-2 days in order to hatch and for the dinosaur to grow in size.
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.
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