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0777/08

Expanding toys – 1. Dinoinvasion Growing Pet;2. Wizardly Egg Growing Pet

GROWING PET

ToysChoking
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Cyprus
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The product poses a risk of choking because it expands by more than 50% in any direction and if a child swallows the toy, or part of it, contact with saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to grow in size. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures taken

  1. Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
expanding toys – 1 dinoinvasion growing pet;2 wizardly egg growing petbrand: growing pettype/number of model: unknowndescription: effigy of an egg which contains an expandable toy in the form of a dinosaur or a chicken the egg is packed in transparent plastic 1 the egg containing the dinosaur has the following markings: ‘growing pet’, ‘do not swallow’ and is attached to a label with the following inscriptions: "dinoinvasion they are back" ‘warning choking hazard-small parts, not for children under 3 years old’, instructions for use, 'ce mark", age restriction and "made in china" 2 the egg which contains the chicken has the following markings: ‘growing pet’, ‘do not swallow’ and is attached to a label with the following inscriptions: ‘growing pet’, ‘wizardly egg’, ’amusing, funny, novel’, ‘do not swallow’, ’warning: choking hazard-small parts, not for children under 3 years old’, ‘ce mark’, instructions for use, age restriction and ‘made in china’
Brand
GROWING PET
Model / type
Unknown

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0777/08 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2008-28
Published
17 July 2008
Corrigendum
Corrigenda: Notification 0498/08 from week 18 in 2008 has been permanently removed from the system because the children's car seat complies with the requirements for the characteristics of absorbing material. Notification 0237/08 from week 7 in 2008 has been withdrawn from the RAPEX website until the risk assessment is clarified

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