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Growing pet - Crocodile egg

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 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Growing pet - Crocodile egg
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
barcode 6111120812917
Description
Toy in the form of an egg made from white fragile material with perforations. A pink crocodile is hidden inside the egg, which hatches and grows when immersed into water. Dimensions of the egg approximately: 58x46 mm; weight: 29g. The toy is intended for children over the age of 36 months.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the figure and parts of the expanding figure grow in size by more than 50%. If a child swallows this toy or part of it, contact with the saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to expand which may cause asphyxia or gastrointestinal injuries. The products do not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0240/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0240/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0240/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-6 (XML)
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