
Expanding toy - dinosaur egg
Starlet
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 after 72 hours in water the toy expands 74% - 110% in different dimensions. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The toy is an egg containing dinosaur. Dimensions of egg are approximately 59mm X 44mm. Inside the egg there is a dinosaur made of hard plastic coloured ecru, painted partly in yellow and brownWith the toys there were tags with CE mark, pictogram concerning age 0-3 restriction and caution: “Do not swallow”. On the collective packaging there were above mentioned information and such inscriptions “ Product suitable for children over 3 years and unsuitable for children below 3 years”, “Use only under supervision of an adult”, “Store out of reach of children below 3 years”, “Risk of choking due to small parts”, “Installation and maintains according to drawings on the packaging – if necessary”, “The packaging is not a toy, safe the children, do not let them play with”, “Please keep the packaging for further reference”. There were also information about the importer, and inscription “Made in China”.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0866/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-32
- Published
- 14 August 2008
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