Strangulation

Plastic toy "Scarecrow"

Made
Plastic toy "Scarecrow"Plastic toy "Scarecrow"
Case number
1082/08
Category
Toys
Type / Model
Number 34450, EAN: 8590756344500
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Country of origin
Unknown
Published
2008-10-03

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of strangulation because the elastic band, which is made from a highly tensile material, can be stretched up to 650mm long and could wrap around the neck of a child. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive.

Measures

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

The toy resembles a soft yo-yo attached to an elastic band. Available in various colours with painted eyes. A light flashes inside the toy when it is hit. Packed in a transparent, plastic bag containing a paper label with various indications, CE mark, pictogram concerning age restriction, etc.