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Brasil Flag Caterpillar Puffer Ball plastic toys with soft spikes — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingApr 11, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Brasil Flag Caterpillar Puffer Ball plastic toys with soft spikes — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Brasil Flag Caterpillar Puffer Ball plastic toys with soft spikes — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Brasil Flag Caterpillar Puffer Ball plastic toys with soft spikes — choking risk

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

Hazard

The toys pose a risk of choking due to the presence of small parts (such as the eyes of the caterpillar, the nose of the hedgehog and parts of the balls) which can be easily detached and swallowed by small children.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Import rejected at border — Other (21/03/2014)

Product description

Soft plastic toys in the form of caterpillars, hedgehogs and balls, containing a round device which emits coloured flashing lights when the toys are dropped on the ground. The products are packaged in cardboard boxes.

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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