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SAPIN MALIN Peche a la ligne fishing toy — choking & suffocation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingSuffocationJul 3, 2015
Photo from the official notice: SAPIN MALIN Peche a la ligne fishing toy — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: SAPIN MALIN Peche a la ligne fishing toy — choking & suffocation risk

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

Hazard

Small fins may detach from some wooden fishes. A child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Furthermore, the plastic bag of the packaging is too thin: if a child plays with it and puts the head inside the bag, this may easily cling to the mouth and nose causing suffocation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other

Product description

Wooden toy which includes a stick for fishing with magnetic ball at the end and wooden fishes. The product is supplied in a cardboard box with the following dimensions: 35x13x5 cm. The stick and the fishes are inside a transparent plastic 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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