EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Sand-filled figurine toy TOI-TOYS “Super Stretchy Soldier” — risk: health risk / other
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02251/26
Summary
The toy could rupture and the filling of the inside could come out. The sand inside contains asbestos (measured value up to 5% by weight). Asbestos could cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
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Product
- Sand toy made of stretchy plastic, in figure form.
- Recall information: https://woolworth.de/fileadmin/media/downloads/Rueckrufe/Oeffentlicher-Rueckruf-diverse-Spielwarenartikel-DE.pdf
What is the risk?
- The toy could rupture and the filling of the inside could come out. The sand inside contains asbestos (measured value up to 5% by weight). Asbestos could cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 20/07/2026
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 20/07/2026
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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