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Yo-yo worm ball

Serious risk Suffocation

Published by Safety Gate 24 May 2007In the weekly report of 25 May 2007 (week 20, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Yo-yo worm ball
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
Item No GT-151
Description
The ball is made of a softened plastic material of various colours and filled with a fluid and with small water animals. Its diameter is 5 cm. It is terminated by an elastic string with a loop of 12 cm. It is packed in dozen in a varicoloured cardboard box. On the packaging there is “Warning: chocking hazard. Small parts, not for children under 6 years”.
Risk
This toy poses a serious risk of suffocation by strangulation because the string is very elastic and can reach the length of 750 mm. In addition, labelling of the product does not meet the relevant requirements.The toy does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-6.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0448/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0448/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-20 (XML)
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