
Tricycle
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Lithuania
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
- during tension test, the cover of protruding parts detached with force of 60 N + 2 N revealing the metallic tubes of handlebars although parts that suggest a hazard to a child must remain covered; - product does not comply with the requirement that a toy the purpose of which is to carry a child’s weight has to be constructed in a way that a child cannot fit any body parts between the moving parts and there should be a certain gap between moving parts; - product does not comply with the requirement that tricycles which have handle for pushing must be constructed in a way that the child’s foot cannot get jammed between the pedals; - during tension test, a spring which completely fits into the small part cylinder detached from the tricycle; - although a toy the purpose of which is to carry a child’s weight has to be sold with instructions for use and the necessary safety warnings, such information is missing. This product poses a serious risk of injury and choking due to the following non-compliances with the relevant standard: This toy does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authority. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0760/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-46
- Published
- 23 November 2006
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