EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Toy rattle TEX BABY “Jouet araignée multicolore” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00039/22
Summary
The small beads in the plastic tubes of the toy can easily come out of the tubes. A small child can put them in the mouth and choke on them.The small beads, once swallowed, can also cause internal injuries to the oesophagus. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
- Rattle in the form of a spider, comprising a central ball from which a number of circular tubes emerge.
What is the risk?
- The small beads in the plastic tubes of the toy can easily come out of the tubes. A small child can put them in the mouth and choke on them.The small beads, once swallowed, can also cause internal injuries to the oesophagus. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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