
Tricycle for children
TRICYCLE
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of: - injuries because the handle used by an adult for steering the toy can be removed without the use of any tools, revealing two rigid protruding metal parts, - choking because there are parts (seat supporting screw, plastic housing of tubes) which can be removed without using any tools and which fit entirely into the small parts cylinder. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Press release has been issued. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Tricycle for small children (under 36 months). It has a grey metallic frame with various orange plastic parts. On the saddle there is a safety belt to protect the rider from falling off. The bicycle also has a small basket and a long handle to allow an adult to steer it.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0503/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-18
- Published
- 8 May 2008
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13555
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