EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Toy telephone — risk: choking, strangulation, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0185/16
Summary
null Small stickers may detach from the toy telephone. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke. The cord connecting the toy phone with the earpiece is too long, and this may cause strangulation if it wraps around a child's neck. The plastic of the packaging is too thin: if a child plays with the packaging, the plastic can cover the mouth and nose causing the child to suffocate.The product does not comply…
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Product
Toy telephone
- Name / model
- Telephone · Item NO: 711K
- Batch number(s)
- 5902496096909
- Category
- Toys
- Toy telephone supplied in transparent plastic packaging.
What is the risk?
- null Small stickers may detach from the toy telephone. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke. The cord connecting the toy phone with the earpiece is too long, and this may cause strangulation if it wraps around a child's neck. The plastic of the packaging is too thin: if a child plays with the packaging, the plastic can cover the mouth and nose causing the child to suffocate.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): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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