Swing - Animal Swing - Giraffe or Dragon
Eitech GmbH / Elfi Toys / Schommel
ToysInjuries
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
- Notifying country
- Denmark
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The swing poses a risk of injuries to the heads of children because the impact force from the swing is too high (measured acceleration was 220 g whereas the requirement in EN 71-8 is that it should be less than 50 g). The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures taken
- Voluntary stop of sales by the importer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Wooden swing for small children. Made of wood with a head looking like an animal: giraffe or dragon. The head is supplied with hand grips. The swing has a strap to secure the child to the seat. The weight of the toy is approximately 2.2 kg.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0281/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-7
- Published
- 18 February 2010
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-16569
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