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Expanding toy - dinosaur egg – Starlet

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 14 Aug 2008In the weekly report of 15 Aug 2008 (week 32, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toy - dinosaur egg
Brand
Starlet (4 alerts)
Type / model
EAN 5908249021174.
Description
The toy is an egg containing dinosaur. Dimensions of egg are approximately 59mm X 44mm. Inside the egg there is a dinosaur made of hard plastic coloured ecru, painted partly in yellow and brownWith the toys there were tags with CE mark, pictogram concerning age 0-3 restriction and caution: “Do not swallow”. On the collective packaging there were above mentioned information and such 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 maintains according to drawings on the packaging – if necessary”, “The packaging is not a toy, safe the children, do not let them play with”, “Please keep the packaging for further reference”. There were also information about the importer, and inscription “Made in China”.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toy expands 74% - 110% in different dimensions.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 0866/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0866/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0866/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0866/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-32 (XML)
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