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Toy helicopter “Small Plane / Super Helicopter” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0081/16
Summary
null The small wheels of the toy helicopter may easily detach. A small child may put these small parts 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
Toy helicopter
- Name / model
- Small Plane / Super Helicopter · Item No: 1199-12
- Batch number(s)
- 6950010772524
- Category
- Toys
- Green toy helicopter with red propeller supplied in cardboard box containing 12 items.
What is the risk?
- null The small wheels of the toy helicopter may easily detach. A small child may put these small parts 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): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 07/01/2016
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 07/01/2016
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/01/2016
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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