EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic toy Fantástiko “Elephant” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0161/16
Summary
null The toy can easily break and generate small parts (the green and purple parts placed on the elephant's back, the inner speaker, the burring of the lamp) which small children could put in their mouth and choke on.In addition, when broken the green and purple parts placed on the elephant's back may expose children to sharp points and edges, causing injuries.The product does not comply with the requirements of the…
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Plastic toy — Fantástiko
- Brand
- Fantástiko
- Name / model
- Elephant · - Model number: No. 2059;- Serial number: Ref. 8920.
- Batch number(s)
- EAN 8424345089209
- Category
- Toys
- Plastic yellow elephant with accessories sold in a cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The toy can easily break and generate small parts (the green and purple parts placed on the elephant's back, the inner speaker, the burring of the lamp) which small children could put in their mouth and choke on.In addition, when broken the green and purple parts placed on the elephant's back may expose children to sharp points and edges, causing injuries.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): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 21/01/2016
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗