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0944/09

Expanding toy - Growing Hatching Egg – Dinosaur egg

Unknown

ToysChoking
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Poland
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The product poses a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toy expands by 105% - 176%. If a child swallows the toy, or part of it, contact with the saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to expand which may cause asphyxia or gastrointestinal injuries. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures taken

  1. Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
The toy is an egg with dimensions of approximately 58.7 x 45 mm, containing a cockerel made of hard yellow coloured plastic, painted partly red. The egg shell consists of two glued parts. With the toys are tags with the CE mark, warnings: “Do not swallow”, “Use only under supervision of an adult”, “Store out of reach of children below 3 years”, “Small parts - risk of choking”, “The packaging is not a toy”, “Please keep the packaging for further reference”, “Made in China”, and user’s instructions.
Brand
Unknown
Model / type
EAN 7460745950726

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0944/09 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2009-27
Published
16 July 2009
Corrigendum
Corrigendum Notification 0753/09 from week 22 of 2009 has been permanently removed following clarification of the risk assessment.

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