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Yo-yo ball — strangulation risk (A12/0247/14)

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationFeb 14, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Yo-yo ball — strangulation risk (A12/0247/14)
Photo from the official notice: Yo-yo ball — strangulation risk (A12/0247/14)
Photo from the official notice: Yo-yo ball — strangulation risk (A12/0247/14)

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of strangulation because the length of the ball's cord is too long and very elastic. The yo-yo ball may wrap around the neck of the child during play, posing a strangulation hazard. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (17/12/2013)

Product description

A solid rubber ball (approx 4 cm) with a 38 cm long rubber fibre, which can be fixed with Velcro strips to the user's finger.The product is packed in a foil bag.

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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