
Soft toy (frog)
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ToysChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Poland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of choking because small parts (eyes) can be easily detached from the toy and put into mouth or swallowed by children. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market by the importer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
- Withdrawal from the market by the importer. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The toy is a mascot in a shape of a frog of approximately 410 mm long. The toy is made of light green fibres and has eyes made of hard plastic with an 18 mm diameter. The toy was sold without packaging. There were two labels fastened to the toy: one made of a cardboard and one sew-in made of fibres. On the labels there were following information: CE mark, “Unsuitable for children under 3 years old”, name and address of the importer, “Made in China”, pictogram concerning age 0-3 restriction. There is also warning about the necessity of playing with a toy in the way it was intended to and the advice to keep the label for further use.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0792/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-29
- Published
- 24 July 2008
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum: Notification 0237/08 from week 7 in 2008 has been withdrawn from the RAPEX website until the risk assessment is clarified
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