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Expanding toys - Grow toys – Vision

Serious risk Choking, Injuries

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 in the form of: 1. Black whale, weight: 8.8 g, dimensions approx: 49 x 26 x 17 mm, 2. Lilac shark, weight: 9.7 g, dimensions approx: 53 x 26 x 15 mm, 3) Dark green dolphin, weight: 6.2 g, dimensions approx: 58 x 27 x 14 mm. The toys are made from hard spongy and expanding polymeric material. They include a label with inscriptions: “GROWING“ TOYS FRUIT & VEGETABLE“, Do not swallow, EXPAND TO OVER 600 % OF ORIGINAL SIZE, on other side of label is lettering: “Create your world”, 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 products pose a risk of choking and injuries because parts of the toy, which fit entirely into the small parts cylinder, can grow in size by more than 50% after being placed in water. If a child swallows parts of this toy, contact with the saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to grow in size, which may cause asphyxia or gastrointestinal injuries.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0729/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0729/09Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0729/09Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0729/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0729/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-21 (XML)
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