Expandable toy
Dune Craft · Glow in the Dark Spit Balls
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The clear ball can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children.
Requirements breached
As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage of small children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 24 July 2019
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 24 July 2019
Product
- Description
- Clear plastic tub with purple sticker, containing small balls that are to be placed in water and after some time a multitude of balls break out of the ball, having increased in size.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1180/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-032
- Published
- 30 July 2019
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/378840
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