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‘Supporter in a box’ – Rising Star Products AS

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 12 Oct 2006In the weekly report of 13 Oct 2006 (week 40, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
‘Supporter in a box’
Brand
Rising Star Products AS
Type / model
AV Code: 631339
Description
Soft toy football supporter figure (~13cm in length) holding football (~2cm in diameter). Figure is in colours of relevant football club - toys usually come in team colours with team logos (obscured in these photos) on the doll and box. Figure supplied in open topped cardboard box (~5cm x 5cm x 4.5cm (width x depth x height)) with holes for figures legs and two lengths of string (~14cm each) on top front and back edges for carrying.
Risk
This product presents a risk of choking to children under 36 months due to presence of detachable parts (the football).Item is incorrectly marked on the cardboard box as "a gift intended for adults it is not intended for children due to small parts". A sewn in label on the toy carries the CE mark and the text “tested and approved for all ages”. In the opinion of the test house, this item is a soft toy and should therefore be safe for children of all ages.This product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
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 0651/06Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0651/06
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0651/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-40 (XML)
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