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A12/1007/17

Plastic toy with sweets

Sweet's Fun · Flash Santa

ToysChemicalChokingStrangulation
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Czechia
Counterfeit
No
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Requirements breached

The figure can be easily torn apart and the battery compartment removed, giving access to small parts including button batteries. A small child may put the small parts and/or the button batteries in the mouth, causing choking or damage to the gastrointestinal tract. Moreover, the cord is too long and could wrap around the child's neck, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 71-1 and EN 62115.

Measures taken

  1. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 28 March 2017

Product

Description
Plastic toy figure in the shape of Santa Claus, to which is attached a cord to hang it around the neck. The toy contains 3 button batteries and flashes when the switch on the back of the toy is turned on. The product is packed in a transparent plastic bag with cardboard back and sold with sweets.
Brand
Sweet's Fun
Model / type
24685D
Batch
6920131246853; LOT 140816

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/1007/17 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2017-030
Published
20 July 2017

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/270728

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