Choking

Expanding toy - Growing Hatching Egg – Dinosaur egg

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Expanding toy - Growing Hatching Egg – Dinosaur eggExpanding toy - Growing Hatching Egg – Dinosaur eggExpanding toy - Growing Hatching Egg – Dinosaur eggExpanding toy - Growing Hatching Egg – Dinosaur egg
Case number
0944/09
Category
Toys
Type / Model
EAN 7460745950726
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇵🇱 Poland
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2009-07-17

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toy expands by 105% - 176%. If a child swallows the toy, or part of it, contact with the saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to expand which may cause asphyxia or gastrointestinal injuries.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The toy is an egg with dimensions of approximately 58.7 x 45 mm, containing a cockerel made of hard yellow coloured plastic, painted partly red. The egg shell consists of two glued parts. With the toys are tags with the CE mark, warnings: “Do not swallow”, “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”, “Made in China”, and user’s instructions.