EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Pull-along toy Leyuan “Cartoon Airplane” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1114/13
Summary
null The toy can break releasing small parts which could be swallowed by young children and cause choking. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
- Battery-operated pull-along toy in the form of a helicopter with a brightly coloured pilot seated in it. Music and light are activated when the helicopter moves. There are brightly coloured insertable pieces inside the toy and a transparent plastic ball-shaped rattle in the tailplane.
What is the risk?
- null The toy can break releasing small parts which could be swallowed by young children and cause choking. The product does not comply with 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): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 03/06/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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