Choking

Plastic toy - "Scorpion"

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Case number
0239/09
Category
Toys
Type / Model
Art. N°3355, EAN 5903116653298
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇱🇻 Latvia
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2009-02-20

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of choking because: - the eyes and back wheel of the toy may easily be detached and they fit into the small parts cylinder; - the minimum thickness of the string used in the mechanism to move the toy is less than 1.5 mm. 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, recall from consumers and destruction of the products ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown

The toy is made of plastic in a yellow-red-green colour combination in the shape of scorpion. It is packed in a transparent bag closed with a multicoloured card. The sticker, in Latvian, contains the name of the distributor and warnings that the product is not suitable for children under 36 months. The warning "ATTENTION! Choking hazard! Contain small parts. Use only under supervision of an adult.” is attached to the packing. There are also stickers in Polish with the name of the importer and warnings.