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Plastic toy - "Scorpion" – Artyk

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 19 Feb 2009In the weekly report of 20 Feb 2009 (week 6, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy - "Scorpion"
Brand
Artyk (3 alerts)
Type / model
Art. N°3355, EAN 5903116653298
Description
The toy is made of plastic in a yellow-red-green colour combination in the shape of scorpion. It is packed in a transparent bag closed with a multicoloured card. The sticker, in Latvian, contains the name of the distributor and warnings that the product is not suitable for children under 36 months. The warning "ATTENTION! Choking hazard! Contain small parts. Use only under supervision of an adult.” is attached to the packing. There are also stickers in Polish with the name of the importer and warnings.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because: - the eyes and back wheel of the toy may easily be detached and they fit into the small parts cylinder; - the minimum thickness of the string used in the mechanism to move the toy is less than 1.5 mm. The products do not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market, recall from consumers and destruction of the products ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Latvia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0239/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0239/09Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0239/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0239/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-6 (XML)
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