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Soft toy — choking risk (A12/00036/19)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingDec 20, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Soft toy — choking risk (A12/00036/19)
Photo from the official notice: Soft toy — choking risk (A12/00036/19)

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The eyes and the nose can easily detach from the soft toy, generating small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Importer (08/11/2019)
  • Import rejected at border — Importer (08/11/2019)

Product description

A dog-shaped, battery-powered toy covered with artificial fur in different colours artificial fur. The dog has plastic eyes and nose and emits a barking sound and moves independently. The battery compartment cover is snap-on, and has a screw slot on it, but it is not secured with a screw.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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