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Wrist Ball yo-yo wrist ball — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationSep 21, 2018
Photo from the official notice: Wrist Ball yo-yo wrist ball — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Wrist Ball yo-yo wrist ball — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Wrist Ball yo-yo wrist ball — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Wrist Ball yo-yo wrist ball — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The elastic cord of the ball is too long. During play it could wrap 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

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (13/08/2018)

Product description

Rubber yo-yo ball with elastic cord, to be fixed around the wrist. They are packaged in a blister pack.

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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