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Expanding toys – Watch Growing Egg

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 3 Jul 2008In the weekly report of 4 Jul 2008 (week 26, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toys
Brand
Watch Growing Egg
Brand as notified
WATCH GROWING EGG
Type / model
EAN 523542006314; 7523542006390; 7523542006406.
Description
There are three types of eggs in different colours containing either a dinosaur, chicken or fish. Dimensions of toys: approximately 45 x 29 x 12.72 mm and eggs: 63 x 48 mm. With the toys are tags with CE mark, pictogram concerning age 0-3 restriction and caution: “Do not swallow”. On the collective packaging there is the above-mentioned information and inscriptions: “Product suitable for children over 3 years and unsuitable for children below 3 years”, “Use only under supervision of an adult”, “Store out of reach of children below 3 years”, “Risk of choking due to small parts”, “Installation and maintain according to drawings on the packaging – if necessary”, “The packaging is not a toy, save the children, do not let them play with it”, “Please keep the packaging for further reference”. There is also information about the importer, and the inscription “Made in China”. One of the eggs was already broken in the packaging and small pieces of eggshell were accessible.
Risk
These products pose a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toy expands in different dimensions by 105 - 205%. According to the standard it should not expand by more than 50%.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0700/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0700/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0700/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0700/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-26 (XML)
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