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Inflatable swim ring – Shen Yi

Serious risk Chemical, Choking

Published by Safety Gate 12 Feb 2009In the weekly report of 13 Feb 2009 (week 5, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Inflatable swim ring
Brand
Shen Yi
Brand as notified
SHEN YI
Type / model
SY 60
Barcode
0200000004002
Barcodes listed
0200000004002 (official alert record)
Description
Inflatable aquatic toy with colourful printing. Inner diameter: 21 cm. The warning in Hungarian is not indicated on the product (“Warning: Only to be used in shallow water and under supervision”). The instruction is only in a foreign language. No CE-marking applied.
Risk
The product poses a: - risk of choking because the air stopper detaches when applying a force less than 90N and it fits completely into the small parts test cylinder, - chemical risk because the swim ring contains 29% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and the stopper contains 39% by weight of DEHP. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71. According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC, certain phthalates in toys are prohibited.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0197/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0197/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-5 (XML)
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