EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic toy “Terrorist Spider” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00758/22
Summary
When the product is placed in water, the expanding material of the caterpillars increases in size by more than 50 percent. A child can put pieces into the mouth. As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory tract and/or intestinal blockage. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Plastic toy
- Name / model
- Terrorist Spider · TA119
- Barcode
- 5903268204997
- Category
- Toys
- Toy spider (size 64 mm), made of plastic material. There are two holes in the abdomen that contain two caterpillars of approximately 26 mm.
What is the risk?
- When the product is placed in water, the expanding material of the caterpillars increases in size by more than 50 percent. A child can put pieces into the mouth. As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory tract and/or intestinal blockage. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 29/03/2022
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 29/03/2022
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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