EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Push- along toy “Butterfly” — risk: choking, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/2146/14
Summary
null The product releases small parts (the plastic connector, the bolt and plastic balls) that children may put in the mouth causing choking.Furthermore, the plastic bag containing the toy is not sufficiently thick and may cause suffocation if a child puts it over the mouth.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Push- along toy
- Name / model
- Butterfly · #536859
- Batch number(s)
- 6925368590809
- Category
- Toys
- A push-along toy in the form of a butterfly made of colourful plastic. The single elements of the toy: the body, the handle, the coupler (length approx. 25 mm) and a rod (length approx. 380 mm) should be connected to each other.The toy has two wheels (diameter approx. 59 mm) mounted on a metal rod (
What is the risk?
- null The product releases small parts (the plastic connector, the bolt and plastic balls) that children may put in the mouth causing choking.Furthermore, the plastic bag containing the toy is not sufficiently thick and may cause suffocation if a child puts it over the mouth.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toys Directive and with 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: 16/10/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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