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Unknown "Fluffy Ball"

Serious risk Strangulation

Published by Safety Gate 21 Feb 2012In the weekly report of 2 Mar 2012 (week 9, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Unknown "Fluffy Ball"
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
-
Description
Elastic balls with numerous ‘tentacles’ and a finger loop. A face is printed on one side in various colours (orange and yellow found); size: 10 cm in diameter. The balls contain a plastic spherical object with a flashing light mechanism. Packaging: cardboard box, size 29 x 18 x 20cm with a folding l
Risk
null The combination of the elasticity of the material and the mass of the toys means that if the ball is swung round it has the potential to wrap around a child’s neck thereby posing a strangulation hazard. The product does not comply with the Toys Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71 1-1.
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0349/12Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0349/12
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0349/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-009 (XML)
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