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Growing pet (egg and dinosaur)

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 24 Jul 2008In the weekly report of 25 Jul 2008 (week 29, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Growing pet (egg and dinosaur)
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
1. GT-01, Bar Code 1. 52906665032732. GT-01, Bar code 5290666503280
Description
1. Effigy of an egg made of transparent hard plastic which has another egg in it made of a material like gypsum. The second egg has in it a figure in the form of a dinosaur. The egg bears a label which has the following signs on it: ‘Expand Double Size Do Not Swallow’, ‘Warning Chocking Hazard-Small parts, Not for children under 3 years old’, Instructions how to use it, ‘CE’, age restriction and ‘Made in China’. 2. Effigy of an egg which has in it an expandable toy in the form of a dinosaur. The egg is made of transparent hard plastic. The egg bears a label which has the following signs on it: ‘Expand Double Size Do Not Swallow’, ‘Magic’,’ Funny’, ’Novel’, ‘Warning Chocking Hazard-Small parts, Not for children under 3 years old’, Instructions how to use it, ‘CE’, age restriction and ‘Made in China’.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because it grows more than 50% in any dimension and if a child swallows this toy or part of it, contact with saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to grow in size, which may cause asphyxia or gastrointestinal injuries.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Cyprus
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0787/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0787/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0787/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0787/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0787/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-29 (XML)
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