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Toy – transport truck – Cartoon

Serious risk Choking, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 13 Mar 2008In the weekly report of 14 Mar 2008 (week 10, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Toy – transport truck
Brand
Cartoon (5 alerts)
Type / model
EAN 5907791542465; No 6526A
Description
The toy is a transport truck, made of multicoloured plastic with orange/transparent cement mixer. Inside this part there are some colourful small balls. While switched on, sounds and lights are emitted and the steering wheel and concrete mixing part rotate. There is no data about the packaging except the marking: “Made in China”, “CE mark”, name and address of the importer, Polish name of a toy, the pictogram concerning age restriction (0-3), and a bar code. There are also warnings: “Caution! Not suitable for children below 3 years old due to the risk of swallowing small parts”. “Please keep the packaging for future reference”, “Store out of reach of children below 3 years”.
Risk
The product poses a risk of:1. choking because the small parts become detached during drop test and fit completely into the small parts test cylinder,2. injuries because of sharp edges. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0301/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0301/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-10 (XML)
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