EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Wooden pull along toy Camphill “MilliPede” — risk: choking, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1024/15
Summary
null The cord is too long which can lead to strangulation of the child when playing with the toy. The ball in the tail is too small. A child could put it in the mouth and choke on it. 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
- Wooden pull along toy with a cord. The cord is white and 588 mm long while the wooden parts are red, yellow, green and blue and aprox. 560 mm long.
What is the risk?
- null The cord is too long which can lead to strangulation of the child when playing with the toy. The ball in the tail is too small. A child could put it in the mouth and choke on it. 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: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 03/07/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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