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Mind toys truck with blocks — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingMar 1, 2008

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because of small parts (yellow block) which became detached during drop test and which could be ingested or inhaled by children.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer — Other

Product description

The toy is a truck on four wheels. On the sides of the toy there are four different shaped holes. There are also blocks, matching those holes. The toy is made of blue, green, pink, red, and yellow plastic, on black wheels and four blocks coloured: violet, yellow, red and blue. Underneath the toy there is a flap to remove blocks from the toy. With the toy there is a tag with a CE mark and the following markings: “Unsuitable for children under 3 years old”, name and address of the importer, CE mark”. There is also a warning about the risk of swallowing small parts and about the necessity to store the packaging due to it containing useful information.

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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