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Wooden rattle — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJan 17, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Wooden rattle — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Wooden rattle — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Wooden rattle — choking risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because small parts (the wooden balls) can easily detach and be swallowed by small children. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (16/10/2013)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (16/10/2013)

Product description

Rattle consisting of small wooden parts and a bell, joined together to form a bear within a wooden ring.

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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