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Plush toys Søstrene Grene “Space doll and Space rocket” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/0051/18
Summary
Small stuffed ball on top of the antennas can fall off. As a result the filling might become accessible to small children. Young children could put the filling in the mouth and choke.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Plush toys — Søstrene Grene
- Brand
- Søstrene Grene
- Name / model
- Space doll and Space rocket · 40013731 and 40013732
- Batch number(s)
- 5711812300411 and 5711812300428
- Category
- Toys
- One space doll (40013731) and one space rocket (40013732).Both items have antennas. There is a small stuffed ball on top of each antenna, which are in risk of falling off. If the small balls fall off, the filling becomes accessible.
- Recall information: https://sostrenegrene.com/da/recalls/advarsel-tilbagekaldelse-af-astronautbamse-og-raketbamse/
What is the risk?
- Small stuffed ball on top of the antennas can fall off. As a result the filling might become accessible to small children. Young children could put the filling in the mouth and choke.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 09/05/2018
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 09/05/2018
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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