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Push-along toy La Gran Familia “Western Rider” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0969/14
Summary
null The arms of the jockey can easily break, generating small parts which could be swallowed by small children, who may 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
Push-along toy — La Gran Familia
- Brand
- La Gran Familia
- Name / model
- Western Rider · GF78229
- Batch number(s)
- 8436025782294
- Category
- Toys
- Push-along toy with horse and jockey. It consists of a brown horse with a yellow saddle and a jockey with black clothes a hat and a mask. The packaging also contains the unassembled handle used to push the toy.
What is the risk?
- null The arms of the jockey can easily break, generating small parts which could be swallowed by small children, who may 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/04/2014
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