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Wowmax soft toy — choking & suffocation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingSuffocationMar 1, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Wowmax soft toy — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: Wowmax soft toy — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: Wowmax soft toy — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: Wowmax soft toy — choking & suffocation risk

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

Hazard

The zip tag on the bear can be easily detached and the fibrous stuffing material of the toy is easily accessible through the zip. A small child may put the zip tag or the stuffing material in the mouth and choke.In addition, the plastic bag of the packaging is too thin. If a child plays with the packaging, the plastic could cover the mouth and nose, blocking the airways.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product — Other (14/11/2018)

Product description

Large soft toy (180 cm) in the shape of a bear in dark brown or white colour; vacuum packed inside a cardboard box.

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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