EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic toy car “Working” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0604/14
Summary
null Small parts can easily be detached, put in the mouth by children and block the airways, posing a risk of choking. 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 toy car
- Name / model
- Working · No. 333-5
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Toys
- Coloured plastic toy car with friction wheels, packed in carton box with transparent window
What is the risk?
- null Small parts can easily be detached, put in the mouth by children and block the airways, posing a risk of choking. 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: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 08/08/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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