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Children's fancy-dress costume — choking & suffocation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingSuffocationDec 3, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Children's fancy-dress costume — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: Children's fancy-dress costume — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: Children's fancy-dress costume — choking & suffocation risk

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

Hazard

The product has small parts, namely a button, that can be easily detached. A child can put it in the mouth and choke.The plastic bag of the packaging is too thin. If a child plays with the packaging, the plastic can cover the mouth and nose, causing the child to suffocate. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

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

Product description

Pumpkin fancy-dress costume for Halloween (black, green and orange). Product also sold online, namely on Wish.

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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