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Wooden toy Free & Easy “Hammer Bench” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0771/18
Summary
The toy contains small loose elements (pieces of wood released from the holes of the raw wooden plate). Young children may put a small part in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Wooden toy — Free & Easy
- Brand
- Free & Easy
- Name / model
- Hammer Bench
- Batch number(s)
- Batch: 484364 EAN: 718158966001
- Category
- Toys
- Coloured wooden hammer bench in a box, containing 8 parts
What is the risk?
- The toy contains small loose elements (pieces of wood released from the holes of the raw wooden plate). Young children may put a small part in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant 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: 26/04/2018
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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