Soft toy
Plush Baby Shark
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The toy's foam filling is easily accessible, while its battery box can be easily opened, generating small parts and leaving button batteries accessible. A small child may put in its mouth the small parts and choke on them, or the button batteries , which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract or choking.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Soft toy in the shape of a blue baby shark. The product was sold online, in particular via Amazon.
- Packaging
- Packaged in clear plastic packaging
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00652/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-18
- Published
- 30 April 2020
- Modified
- 25 May 2020
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10001010
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