EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Toy airplane “TOYS” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02990/24
Summary
The toy plane has small parts that can easily detach (sticker, wheels, pilot). Small children may put them in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Toy airplane
- Name / model
- TOYS · 6002
- Category
- Toys
- Orange, yellow, purple four-wheel (two rear and two front) toy helicopter with a three-blade propeller at the front and a bunny pilot in the cockpit. A toy with a friction-driven mechanism that allows the helicopter to roll forward. Coloured paper stickers with inscriptions are stuck on the toy.
What is the risk?
- The toy plane has small parts that can easily detach (sticker, wheels, pilot). Small children may put them in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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