Choking, Injuries

Toy – transport truck

Cartoon
Toy – transport truck
Case number
0301/08
Category
Toys
Type / Model
EAN 5907791542465; No 6526A
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇵🇱 Poland
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2008-03-14

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of:1. choking because the small parts become detached during drop test and fit completely into the small parts test cylinder,2. injuries because of sharp edges. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures

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

The toy is a transport truck, made of multicoloured plastic with orange/transparent cement mixer. Inside this part there are some colourful small balls. While switched on, sounds and lights are emitted and the steering wheel and concrete mixing part rotate. There is no data about the packaging except the marking: “Made in China”, “CE mark”, name and address of the importer, Polish name of a toy, the pictogram concerning age restriction (0-3), and a bar code. There are also warnings: “Caution! Not suitable for children below 3 years old due to the risk of swallowing small parts”. “Please keep the packaging for future reference”, “Store out of reach of children below 3 years”.