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YF FLASHING SPIKY BALL and FLASHING FOOTBALL plastic ball with spikes — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJan 8, 2016
Photo from the official notice: YF FLASHING SPIKY BALL and FLASHING FOOTBALL plastic ball with spikes — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: YF FLASHING SPIKY BALL and FLASHING FOOTBALL plastic ball with spikes — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: YF FLASHING SPIKY BALL and FLASHING FOOTBALL plastic ball with spikes — choking risk

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

Hazard

The toys contain small parts (the squeaking mechanism) that detach easily. A small child might put them 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 (01/07/2015)

Product description

Squeezable plastic balls resembling a football, various colours, with soft spikes, a squeaking mechanism and a light, size 70 and 75 mm, supplied 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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