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Squeaking green toy frog

Serious risk Chemical, Choking, Damage to hearing

Published by Safety Gate 11 Jan 2007In the weekly report of 12 Jan 2007 (week 52, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Squeaking green toy frog
Description
Category: ToysProduct: Squeaking green toy frogBrand: UnknownType/number of model: "Grüner Frosch"
Risk
There product poses a risk of:- choking for children under the age of three years because of the squeaking device, which comes loose during the tensile test at 9N. This squeaking device fits completely into the test cylinder for small parts;- damage to hearing because the toy can produce an A-weighted single-event sound pressure level of 96dB;- chemical risk to small children from absorption of phthalates by mouth through the mucous membranes because the toy contains DINP in a concentration of 20%. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the supplier
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0003/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0003/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-52 (XML)
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