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Plush toy skin My Pawfect Bear “Gift from Santa” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0581/15
Summary
null The small eyes of the teddy bear may easily detach. A small child could put them 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
Plush toy skin — My Pawfect Bear
- Brand
- My Pawfect Bear
- Name / model
- Gift from Santa · Art No.: 0059
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Toys
- Teddy bear plush skin to be filled and customised by users. On the website of the producer, the item number corresponds to a model called "Caramel Brownie Bear".
What is the risk?
- null The small eyes of the teddy bear may easily detach. A small child could put them 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 taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 02/01/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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