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Expanding toys - Grow toys – Vision

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 4 Jun 2009In the weekly report of 5 Jun 2009 (week 21, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toys - Grow toys
Brand
Vision (8 alerts)
Brand as notified
VISION®
Type / model
Unknown
Description
Expanding toys made from hard, spongy and expanding polymeric material in various forms: 1. Red flat fish, weight: 7.5 g; dimensions of toy approximately: 53 x 21 x 10 mm,2. Yellow flat fish, weight: 7.0 g; dimensions of toy approximately: 21 x 11 x 3 mm,3. Yellow and green flat fish weight: 8.5 g; dimensions of toy approximately: 50 x 26 x 22 mm.A label is marked on one side with the inscriptions: "GROW TOYS", "Do not swallow", "EXPANDS TO OVER 600 % OF ORIGINAL SIZE" and on the other side: "non toxic", "Not recommended for children under 3 years old". "WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 Years", "Made in China".
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because parts of the toy, which fits entirely into the small parts cylinder, can grow in size by more than 50% after being placed in water. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0724/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0724/09Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0724/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0724/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-21 (XML)
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