
Plastic toy "Scarecrow"
Made
ToysStrangulation
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of strangulation because the elastic band, which is made from a highly tensile material, can be stretched up to 650mm long and could wrap around the neck of a child. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The toy resembles a soft yo-yo attached to an elastic band. Available in various colours with painted eyes. A light flashes inside the toy when it is hit. Packed in a transparent, plastic bag containing a paper label with various indications, CE mark, pictogram concerning age restriction, etc.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1082/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-39
- Published
- 2 October 2008
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