Expandable toy
Alien Egg
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Poland
What is the danger
The egg breaks easily and releases an alien figurine which expands more than 50% in size when in contact with water. If child puts it in the mouth or swallows it, the contact with saliva or stomach liquids will cause the figurine to expand, which can result in occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 30 June 2022
- Warning consumers of the risks Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 30 June 2022
Product
- Description
- An egg (size 60 mm) made of easily breaking material, containing an alien figurine made of expandable material.
- Packaging
- Paper packaging.
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01120/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-31
- Published
- 3 August 2022
- Modified
- 21 December 2022
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10006540
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