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Wooden toy Great & Small / Barnardo's “Princess castle wooden building bricks” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0077/16
Summary
null The red ball on top of the yellow roof brick may detach, posing a possible choking hazard to young children.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 toy — Great & Small / Barnardo's
- Brand
- Great & Small / Barnardo's
- Name / model
- Princess castle wooden building bricks · Barnardo's item: 7254. Factory Item TKB494.
- Batch number(s)
- Barcode: 7254. Batch coding: 201407.
- Category
- Toys
- Brightly coloured set of wooden blocks that can be shaped as a princess castle. Packaged in printed cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The red ball on top of the yellow roof brick may detach, posing a possible choking hazard to young children.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): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 14/10/2015
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