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Wooden toys – caterpillar rattle Grimm's — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1562/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because the leather cord may break and beads could slide over the knot during play and be swallowed by small children.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
- Rattle in the shape of a caterpillar. Made of coloured, wooden beads on a leather or synthetic cord sealed with a knot at each end.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because the leather cord may break and beads could slide over the knot during play and be swallowed by small children.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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