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Wooden pull-along toy - Caterpillar – Grimms

Serious risk Choking, Strangulation

Published by Safety Gate 18 Feb 2010In the weekly report of 19 Feb 2010 (week 7, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wooden pull-along toy - Caterpillar
Brand
Grimm's (3 alerts)
Brand as notified
Grimms
Type / model
SH09130
Description
Wooden pull-along toy with a red ball at the end of the string. The caterpillar consists of 6 brightly coloured wagons, each supplied with two wheels. Between each wagon is a small ball. All in wood.
Risk
The product poses a risk of: - choking, because the wheels and the small balls can be easily detached and swallowed;- strangulation, because the cord is longer than 220 mm and includes an attachment likely to form nooses.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales and recall from consumers by the importer
Notifying country
Denmark
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0251/10
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0251/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-7 (XML)
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