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Figures on a string filled with bath gel — suffocation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskSuffocationDec 14, 2007

Hazard

The product poses a serious risk of suffocation because the string attached to the figures is too long.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer — Other

Product description

The products are sold in a plastic bucket. The products are shaped like a red santa, a white snowman and a green reindeer. To each figure is attached a long string of 38 cm long. In fact the string is twice that length, as it is divided in two parts and locked with a plastic locker at the end. The string has the same colour as the figure attached to it.

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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