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Dune Craft Glow in the Dark Spit Balls expandable toy — choking & injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingInjuriesAug 9, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Dune Craft Glow in the Dark Spit Balls expandable toy — choking & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Dune Craft Glow in the Dark Spit Balls expandable toy — choking & injuries risk

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

Hazard

The clear ball can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage of small children. 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 (24/07/2019)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (24/07/2019)

Product description

Clear plastic tub with purple sticker, containing small balls that are to be placed in water and after some time a multitude of balls break out of the ball, having increased in size.

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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