EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic toy “Unknown” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1113/15
Summary
null The head and tail of the dinosaur can be easily detached, generating small parts and making the small balls inside the toy accessible. A small child could 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 the relevant European Standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Plastic toy
- Name / model
- Unknown · 0590017
- Batch number(s)
- 5766181749279
- Category
- Toys
- The dinosaur is made of flexible plastic and filled with very small balls that can be squeezed. The dinosaur is green and brown colour and 15 cm high.
What is the risk?
- null The head and tail of the dinosaur can be easily detached, generating small parts and making the small balls inside the toy accessible. A small child could 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 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: 17/08/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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