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LED Teddy Bear soft toy — chemical & choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalChokingInjuriesStrangulationDec 11, 2020
Photo from the official notice: LED Teddy Bear soft toy — chemical & choking risk
Photo from the official notice: LED Teddy Bear soft toy — chemical & choking risk

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

Hazard

The battery compartment is easily opened/broken, leaving the button batteries accessible. A child could put them in the mouth, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract or choking. The electrical cables of the lights are beyond the maximum length, which when tangled may form a loop with which a child can strangle itself. The product does not comply with Toy Safety Directive abd European standard 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

White teddy bear with LEDs inside which light up. The product was also sold online, namely on eBay.

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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