EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Wooden car toy — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02519/23
Summary
The toy has small parts (clown's nose, head, collar and the metal ball of the hat) which can easily detach. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Wooden car toy
- Category
- Toys
- Painted and unpainted wood, green, four-wheel sports car with a clown. The clown has a painted face with a glued-on red ball nose and a yellow collar. Fitted cotton striped hat with metallic glitter ball. Toy weight - 24 g, dimensions - (43 x 63 x 51) mm
What is the risk?
- The toy has small parts (clown's nose, head, collar and the metal ball of the hat) which can easily detach. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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