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Clockwork Snake plastic toy — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingAug 28, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Clockwork Snake plastic toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Clockwork Snake plastic toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Clockwork Snake plastic toy — choking risk

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

Hazard

Small parts can easily be detached (the torso, tail and tongue) from the toy and it can break, generating small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. 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 — Distributor (18/08/2020)

Product description

Plastic toy in the shape of a snake consisting of white, individual connected parts, with three wheels and a winding mechanism that allows it to move forward.

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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