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Toy helicopter with sweets “Warplane” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0355/17
Summary
null Small parts can easily detach from the toy (wheel, freewheels with metallic axles and their fixing parts). A small child may put them 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 with sweets
- Name / model
- Warplane · YT08755
- Batch number(s)
- 6933893325216; batch 06/2014
- Category
- Toys
- Toy helicopter made of hard, green-coloured, plastic with three wheels and two propellers. By pulling the string, the helicopter moves and the propellers rotate. There are sweets in a plastic bag inside a transparent plastic compartment. The toy is sold without packaging.
What is the risk?
- null Small parts can easily detach from the toy (wheel, freewheels with metallic axles and their fixing parts). A small child may put them 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 09/01/2017
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