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Puffer ball – JO-JO

Serious risk Choking, Fire, Suffocation

Published by Safety Gate 1 May 2008In the weekly report of 2 May 2008 (week 17, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Puffer ball
Brand
Jojo (3 alerts)
Brand as notified
JO-JO
Type / model
Code 37789
Description
Yellow coloured puffer ball, with 2 white eyes and a black line for a mouth. When squeezed a flashing light is produced from inside.
Risk
The product poses a risk of :- choking because a part of the toy can be detached and fits entirely into the small parts cylinder,- suffocation by strangulation due to the length of the elastic rope which extends to 800 mm, while the maximum permitted limit is 220 mm, - fire because the material proved to quickly ignite.The product does not comply with the Toy Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.Press release has been issued
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0481/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0481/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-17 (XML)
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