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WINDEL Light and Sound soft toy — burns & choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsChokingMar 28, 2014
Photo from the official notice: WINDEL Light and Sound soft toy — burns & choking risk
Photo from the official notice: WINDEL Light and Sound soft toy — burns & choking risk
Photo from the official notice: WINDEL Light and Sound soft toy — burns & choking risk

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

Hazard

The plastic casing of the singing device might give way allowing access to small parts. Children may put the small parts in their mouth and swallow them, which could pose a risk of choking. In addition, the stitching of the product is not sufficiently resistant: fibrous filling material could be easily accessible and cause small children to choke if put in the mouth.A short circuit may also occur and the surfaces of the battery compartment can become too hot during use, posing a risk of burns. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the the Low Voltage Directive as well as with the relevant European standards EN 71-1 and EN 62115.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (13/02/2014)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (13/02/2014)
  • Destruction of the product — Other

Product description

Singing, plush teddy bear with a red plastic nose, holding a small transparent bag filled with chocolates. (Label mentions that chocolates are best before 30.06.2014).

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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