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Rainbow Caterpillar toy caterpillars — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingNov 11, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Rainbow Caterpillar toy caterpillars — choking risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (the luminous balls inside the caterpillar) that are extremely easy to access.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Product description

Plastic caterpillars made up of spheres that can be detached from each other and contain luminous balls. Description of the packaging: - a cardboard box bearing the brand name, “Rainbow Caterpillar” and “12 pieces”.

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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