
Yo-yo ball
Unknown · Unknown
ToysStrangulation
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
The product poses a risk of strangulation because the length of the ball's cord is too long and very elastic. The yo-yo ball may wrap around the neck of the child during play, posing a strangulation hazard. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 17 December 2013
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- A solid rubber ball (approx 4 cm) with a 38 cm long rubber fibre, which can be fixed with Velcro strips to the user's finger.The product is packed in a foil bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0247/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-006
- Published
- 10 February 2014
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