Choking

Expanding dinosaur egg - Grow toys - Growing Hatching Egg

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Expanding dinosaur egg - Grow toys - Growing Hatching EggExpanding dinosaur egg - Grow toys - Growing Hatching Egg
Case number
0974/09
Category
Toys
Type / Model
Unknown
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇱🇹 Lithuania
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2009-07-24

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toy expands by more than 50%. 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 products do not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Toy in the form of an egg. The shell is made of white fragile material. A green dinosaur is hidden inside the egg, which hatches and grows when immersed in water. Dimensions of the egg: approximately 58x46mm. Weight: 29 g. The toy is intended for children over the age of 3 years.