EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Toys
Rattle toy — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00019/20
Summary
Both sides of the product protrude in excess and the bells can easily break generating small parts. A small child may put the protruding or small parts in the mouth and choke on them. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and relevant European Standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Rattle toy
- Category
- Toys
- Wooden rattle toy with several jingle bells hanging from it. The product was sold online (in particular via WISH).
What is the risk?
- Both sides of the product protrude in excess and the bells can easily break generating small parts. A small child may put the protruding or small parts in the mouth and choke on them. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and relevant European Standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 29/08/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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