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Pull along toy - Cartoon Eden – Happy Star

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 11 Jun 2009In the weekly report of 12 Jun 2009 (week 22, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Pull along toy - Cartoon Eden
Brand
Happy Star (17 alerts)
Type / model
EAN 5900368562026; n° 218; Art n°MPC56202.
Description
A toy hippopotamus with a cord, moving on four wheels. The cord is ended with a small ring handle. On the side of the toy there are four buttons, geometrically shaped, with pictures of animals (cat, dog, duck and frog). Pressing any of the buttons causes emission of the sound of the animal on the picture or a melody. On the back of the hippopotamus there is a light emitting component, covered with red, semi-transparent plastic. The light is emitted simultaneously with the sounds or melodies. The packaging is a cardboard box, coloured mostly violet, with pictures of different models of the toy (lion, cow, and frog). The toys is marked with CE mark and following information: name and address of the importer, “Made in China”, EAN number. There is also a warning about the risk of swallowing small parts and about the need to store the packaging due to useful information, but not within the reach of children, as the packaging is not a toy, pictogram concerning the age 0-3 restriction, and “AGE 3+” inscription.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because small parts may easily detach from the toy. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with 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 0742/09
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0742/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-22 (XML)
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