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Sanrio Hello Kitty soft toy — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJan 17, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty soft toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty soft toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty soft toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty soft toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty soft toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty soft toy — choking risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because the flower on the head can be easily removed by children, put in the mouth and could block the airways. The product does not comply with the Toys Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (20/02/2013)

Product description

The toy comes with a pink bag with decorative motifs in the form of flowers and a Hello Kitty figure. The bag has two white handles tied at the top with a pink ribbon. The 'Hello Kitty' soft toy is white with eyes and whiskers embroidered in brown thread and the nose embroidered in yellow thread. I

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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