EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic toy “Raul C9 Foam Plane Toy” — risk: choking, injuries, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02888/25
Summary
The battery compartment can be easily opened, leaving the button batteries accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract and/or choking.Additionally, the transparent plastic packaging is not thick enough, and if a child puts the head inside, it can suffocate. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
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Product
Plastic toy
- Name / model
- Raul C9 Foam Plane Toy
- Category
- Toys
- Plane toy in red and orange, made of polystyrene.
What is the risk?
- The battery compartment can be easily opened, leaving the button batteries accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract and/or choking.Additionally, the transparent plastic packaging is not thick enough, and if a child puts the head inside, it can suffocate. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 28/04/2025
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 19/03/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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