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Pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk (A12/1703/16)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingStrangulationDec 23, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk (A12/1703/16)
Photo from the official notice: Pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk (A12/1703/16)
Photo from the official notice: Pull-along toy — choking & strangulation risk (A12/1703/16)

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

Hazard

The toy can easily break during play, generating small parts (clock's hand and one leg and a tail from the dog puzzle). Small children may take the small parts and put them in the mouth, causing them to choke. The string to pull the toy is too thin and too long; if it wraps around a child's neck, it could lead to 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 (03/11/2016)

Product description

Four-wheeled plastic toy made of hard plastic parts in different colours. There is a string with which the toy can be pulled. The toy has a puzzle on its back consisting of five parts (with a dog and clock inside) and is packed in a plastic net.

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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