Balloon powered toy car “JET RACER”
ToysChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
Risk of choking. The toy contains a separate, loosely attached balloon nozzle. The toy does not fulfil the relevant requirements for mouthpieces attached to balloons. One accident happened in Finland where an 8-year old child accidentally inhaled the mouthpiece while blowing up the balloon and nearly choked to death.
Measures taken
- Voluntary recall of products from the consumers and withdrawal from the market. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Balloon powered toy car “JET RACER”(model CL-600)
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0463/05 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2005-34
- Published
- 25 August 2005
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-1533
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