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Growing pet expanding toy — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingOct 17, 2008

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toy expands in different dimensions: 97% - 151% (maximum permitted by the standard is 50%).The products do 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

A toy egg containing a turtle. Dimensions of the egg are approximately 59 x 46 mm. Inside the egg is a turtle made of hard plastic coloured yellow and red. Supplied with the toys are tags with a CE mark, pictogram concerning age 0-3 restriction and warnings: “Do not swallow”, “Product children below 36 months old”, “Use only under supervision of an adult”, “Store out of reach of children below 3 years”, “Small parts - risk of choking”, “The packaging is not a toy”, “Please keep the packaging for further reference”.

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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