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Toy car Santoys “Transporter Lorry” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01532/20
Summary
Small parts (the wheel, the pen and the puppet) can easily detached. A child could put these in the mouth and choke on them. 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
- A wooden truck (car transporter), mostly red, with 4 cars on it in different colors.
What is the risk?
- Small parts (the wheel, the pen and the puppet) can easily detached. A child could put these in the mouth and choke on them. 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 31/08/2018
- 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: 31/08/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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