Pull-along toy - Pulling elephant/hippo
HAPPY HIPPO, HAPPY ELEPHANT
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of choking because: - the small hat on the head of the hippo can be easily detached and fits entirely into the small parts cylinder, - the plastic ring can be detached with a force of 10 N and fits entirely into the small parts cylinder; and poses a risk of strangulation because the length of the string for pulling is 600 mm and, together with the plastic ring, enables loops to be created posing a danger of strangulation. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Plastic toy in the shape of a hippopotamus on wheels with a textile string to pull and a plastic pole for pushing. Packed in a plastic bag closed with coloured cardboard.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1250/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-43
- Published
- 30 October 2008
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda: Notification 1217/08 from week 42 of 2008 has been removed because after more investigations the product was found to be compliant with the relevant European requirements. Notification 1081/08 from week 39 in 2008 has been updated
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