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Fishing toy set — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationSep 6, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Fishing toy set — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Fishing toy set — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Fishing toy set — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The cord of the toy can tangle and form a loop around the neck of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer

Product description

Colourful hard plastic toy set includes: two fish (yellow, orange), a yellow crab and a pink crocodile with rings in their mouths, a fishing rod with a spinning reel and a twine line with a hook attached to the end.

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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