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Ride-on toy for babies petit génie “mon premier porteur” — risk: entrapment, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00632/23
Summary
The toy can collapse easily, whereby the steering column breaks. Due to this, the space between the body of the toy and the front wheels becomes very narrow and a child's fingers can become trapped and/or the child can also fall and be injured. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with European standard EN 71-1
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Product
Ride-on toy for babies — petit génie
- Brand
- petit génie
- Name / model
- mon premier porteur · 572817 PORTEUR BB
- Barcode
- 3491955728175
- Category
- Toys
- Red and black plastic ride-on toy in the shape of a fire engine.
- Recall information: https://www.rappel.conso.gouv.fr/
What is the risk?
- The toy can collapse easily, whereby the steering column breaks. Due to this, the space between the body of the toy and the front wheels becomes very narrow and a child's fingers can become trapped and/or the child can also fall and be injured. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with European standard EN 71-1
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 08/12/2022
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