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Soft book with soother holder Heimess “Cloth picture book with sootherchain” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1086/15
Summary
null The attachment of the soother holder is rigid and longer than 3 cm. For a child unable to sit unaided there is a risk that an impact could occur in the back of the mouth if the child has the attachment in the mouth and falls face down. The attachment could block the internal airway of the child, or the attachment could cause bruising around pharynx/trachea area.The product does not comply with the requirements…
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Product
- Soft book with attached soother holder, marketed together as a toy. The soother holder is supplied with round wooden pearls in colours and a flat round red wooden garment attachment with 3 holes, a diameter of 35 mm and a metal-part sticking out 13 mm. There is new version of the toy from 1 Fe
What is the risk?
- null The attachment of the soother holder is rigid and longer than 3 cm. For a child unable to sit unaided there is a risk that an impact could occur in the back of the mouth if the child has the attachment in the mouth and falls face down. The attachment could block the internal airway of the child, or the attachment could cause bruising around pharynx/trachea area.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety 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: 20/08/2015
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