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INFO/00050/20

Puffer ball with elastic cord

ToysChokingStrangulation
Notifying country
Czechia
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The product can easily release small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Also, a child may be strangled when the elastic cord is stretched.

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

  1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 14 February 2020

Product

Description
Octopus-shaped flashing rubber puffer ball with elastic rope and many limbs, which are finished with colored tassels. The toy's body has a plastic hinge and a very elastic cord with end eyelet for fastening the toy to a finger. Inside, there is a fluorescent ball.
Packaging
The product is sold without packaging.

Original source

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

Alert number
INFO/00050/20 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2020-18
Published
30 April 2020
Modified
23 December 2022

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