Choking

‘Supporter in a box’

Rising Star Products AS
‘Supporter in a box’‘Supporter in a box’
Case number
0651/06
Category
Toys
Type / Model
AV Code: 631339
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2006-10-13

⚠️ Risk

This product presents a risk of choking to children under 36 months due to presence of detachable parts (the football).Item is incorrectly marked on the cardboard box as "a gift intended for adults it is not intended for children due to small parts". A sewn in label on the toy carries the CE mark and the text “tested and approved for all ages”. In the opinion of the test house, this item is a soft toy and should therefore be safe for children of all ages.This product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures

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

Soft toy football supporter figure (~13cm in length) holding football (~2cm in diameter). Figure is in colours of relevant football club - toys usually come in team colours with team logos (obscured in these photos) on the doll and box. Figure supplied in open topped cardboard box (~5cm x 5cm x 4.5cm (width x depth x height)) with holes for figures legs and two lengths of string (~14cm each) on top front and back edges for carrying.