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Plastic rattle - Tumble tower by Manhattan Toy – York River Products

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 5 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 6 Jun 2008 (week 22, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic rattle - Tumble tower by Manhattan Toy
Brand
York River Products
Brand as notified
YORK RIVER PRODUCTS
Type / model
Item n°206280, UPC code 0-1196442878-6
Description
Clear plastic hand rattle with blue plastic ends. The rattle is 5 inches long and consists of a central tube encasing a blue painted face disc which spins on a purple twisted stick when the rattle is turned. There are colourful beads inside two clear handles with brightly coloured rings on the outside. No packaging but accompanied by a cardboard tag entitled "whoozit Baby's Favourite Friend".
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because the blue plastic end caps of the rattle can break, resulting in small parts which could cause a child to choke. Two incidents reported.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers
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 0586/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0586/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0586/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-22 (XML)
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