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MalPlay Pull-line Caterpillar pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingStrangulationAug 6, 2021
Photo from the official notice: MalPlay Pull-line Caterpillar pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: MalPlay Pull-line Caterpillar pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: MalPlay Pull-line Caterpillar pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: MalPlay Pull-line Caterpillar pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk

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

Hazard

Small parts can easily detach (caterpillar's feelers). As a consequence, a small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Furthermore, the cord of the toy is too long. It may get wrapped around the child's neck and lead to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements ot the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (13/07/2021)

Product description

Plastic, educational pull-along toy. Battery powered.

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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