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Balloons with whistles – set of four – Arpex

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 19 Mar 2009In the weekly report of 20 Mar 2009 (week 10, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons with whistles – set of four
Brand
Arpex (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
ARPEX
Type / model
EAN 5907667211235.
Description
The toy is a set of four balloons, made of pink, navy blue, light blue and orange rubber, with whistles made of red plastic. The label attached to the packaging of the toy contains the following information: CE mark, barcode, the inscription: “Made in Spain”; the name and the address of the distributor, information and warnings: “Store in a temperature of +10°C”, “Made of natural rubber”, "Attention! Only for children over 8 years. Risk of choking or suffocation”, “The supervision of an adult required” etc.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because the whistle can be detached and it fully fits into the small parts cylinder. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
Spain
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0370/09
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0370/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-10 (XML)
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