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Puffer Ball yo-yo balls — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationNov 6, 2015
Photo from the official notice: Puffer Ball yo-yo balls — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Puffer Ball yo-yo balls — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The elastic string can be considerably stretched during use: it could get wrapped around the child's neck and cause strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (22/09/2015)

Product description

Yo-Yo ball with spikes, emitting flash lights.

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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