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Plastic push toy - Wiewiorka — choking & strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingStrangulationAug 20, 2010

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because screws detach from the platform and the multicoloured balls from detach from axles. The detached parts (screws and balls) can be swallowed by children. The product also poses a risk of strangulation because the perimeter of the loop reaches 430 mm at the force of 25N.The product does not comply with the Toys directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the supplier — Other

Product description

It is a plastic toy - squirrel, which consists of a red squirrel, mounted on a yellow platform with four blue wheels and two flywheels which are mounted on the both sides of the squirrel's tail. Multicoloured balls are mounted on the ends of axles. Flywheels and blue wheels are connected by rubber loops.

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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