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Plastic toy Out of the Blue “Spaghetti Disaster” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0470/19
Summary
The product consists of small parts (spaghetti, tongue, nose, ear) and due to its characteristic form, appearance and size, it may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead consumers, and specially children, to put the small parts in the mouth and choke on them.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and EN 71-1.
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Product
Plastic toy — Out of the Blue
- Brand
- Out of the Blue
- Name / model
- Spaghetti Disaster · Reference 12/0978
- Batch number(s)
- 4029811191154
- Category
- Toys
- Flexible plastic toy in the shape of a plate of spaghetti with a nose, ear and two tongues.
What is the risk?
- The product consists of small parts (spaghetti, tongue, nose, ear) and due to its characteristic form, appearance and size, it may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead consumers, and specially children, to put the small parts in the mouth and choke on them.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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