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Puffer ball with elastic cord — choking & strangulation risk

EU Safety GateOther types of alertsChokingStrangulationMay 1, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Puffer ball with elastic cord — choking & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Puffer ball with elastic cord — choking & strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The product can easily release small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Also, a child may be strangled when the elastic cord is stretched. 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 — Retailer (14/02/2020)

Product description

Octopus-shaped flashing rubber puffer ball with elastic rope and many limbs, which are finished with colored tassels. The toy's body has a plastic hinge and a very elastic cord with end eyelet for fastening the toy to a finger. Inside, there is a fluorescent ball.

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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