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Plastic toy — choking risk (A12/1113/15)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingSep 11, 2015
Photo from the official notice: Plastic toy — choking risk (A12/1113/15)

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

Hazard

The head and tail of the dinosaur can be easily detached, generating small parts and making the small balls inside the toy accessible. A small child could put the small parts in the mouth and choke on them. 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 (17/08/2015)

Product description

The dinosaur is made of flexible plastic and filled with very small balls that can be squeezed. The dinosaur is green and brown colour and 15 cm high.

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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