EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Toys
Puffer ball with elastic cord — risk: choking, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00050/20
Summary
The product can easily release small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Also, a child may be strangled when the elastic cord is stretched. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Puffer ball with elastic cord
- Category
- Toys
- Octopus-shaped flashing rubber puffer ball with elastic rope and many limbs, which are finished with colored tassels. The toy's body has a plastic hinge and a very elastic cord with end eyelet for fastening the toy to a finger. Inside, there is a fluorescent ball.
What is the risk?
- The product can easily release small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Also, a child may be strangled when the elastic cord is stretched. 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: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 14/02/2020
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗