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GIANT grabber hand sticky hand toy — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationJul 30, 2021
Photo from the official notice: GIANT grabber hand sticky hand toy — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: GIANT grabber hand sticky hand toy — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The toy contains a long cord made from elastic material and can be considerably stretched during use. A child could swing the toy around the head and twist it around the neck, causing strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (07/06/2021)
  • Destruction of the product — Distributor
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor

Product description

Sticky hand toy in red colour. The product was sold online.

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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