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Yo-Yo ball – "Fluffy ball – Soft & safe" – Common Toys

Serious risk Fire, Strangulation

Published by Safety Gate 16 Apr 2009In the weekly report of 17 Apr 2009 (week 14, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Yo-Yo ball – "Fluffy ball – Soft & safe"
Brand
Common Toys
Brand as notified
Common toys
Type / model
BWCT0213
Barcode
096009600001
Barcodes listed
096009600001, 96-96 (code) (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
096009600001, 96-96 (code)
Description
Yellow, green, blue and lilac coloured yo-yo balls with 2 white eyes and a black line for a mouth. When pressed, a flash-light is produced from inside. The balls are packed in a blue cardboard box in 12 pieces, but can also be sold separately.
Risk
The product poses a risk of: - fire, because during tests carried out the material presented behaviour of rapid ignition, - strangulation, because the length of the elastic rope reaches 900mm, while the maximum permitted limit is 220mm. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0518/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0518/09Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0518/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0518/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-14 (XML)
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