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Teddy Bear - Soft toy — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingAug 13, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Teddy Bear - Soft toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Teddy Bear - Soft toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Teddy Bear - Soft toy — choking risk

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

Hazard

Due to the weakness of certain seams, the fibrous stuffing material of the toy is easily accessible. Furthermore, there are small parts (plastic eyes) detaching from the toy. A child may put the stuffing or the small parts in the mouth and choke on it. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Destruction of the product — Importer (09/07/2021)
  • Stop of sales — Importer (09/07/2021)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (09/07/2021)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (09/07/2021)

Product description

Soft toy -teddy bear with plastic eyes and soft heart. Size of the toy:22 cm.

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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