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Blue 2 expanding toy - growing spider — choking & health risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingOther health riskOct 8, 2010

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because the legs can be easily pulled off from the body of the spider and could be put in the mouth. The legs could cause adverse health affects if they were swallowed because they could expand in the stomach.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures taken

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

Product description

Plastic spider in two colours that expands. Packaged in a plastic bag with a header card ‘GROWING SPIDER’ on the reverse are the age and choking hazard warnings.

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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