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Soft toy The Puppet Company “Tree House” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/0032/16
Summary
null The lining material inside the tree trunk deteriorates and can easily pull away, giving access to the inside filling material. A child may put the filling material in the mouth and choke.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
Soft toy — The Puppet Company
- Brand
- The Puppet Company
- Name / model
- Tree House · PC 004505
- Batch number(s)
- Barcode: 5060091084810Batch: H13H - products sold between 15 January 2014 and 12 June 2014.
- Category
- Toys
- Soft padded toy tree house trunk with holes for 6 woodland animal finger puppets, supplied in clear plastic bag.
What is the risk?
- null The lining material inside the tree trunk deteriorates and can easily pull away, giving access to the inside filling material. A child may put the filling material in the mouth and choke.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 taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 14/03/2016
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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