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Expanding toy - Growing Hatching Egg – Dinosaur egg

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 16 Jul 2009In the weekly report of 17 Jul 2009 (week 27, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toy - Growing Hatching Egg – Dinosaur egg
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
EAN 7460745950726
Description
The toy is an egg with dimensions of approximately 58.7 x 45 mm, containing a cockerel made of hard yellow coloured plastic, painted partly red. The egg shell consists of two glued parts. With the toys are tags with the CE mark, warnings: “Do not swallow”, “Use only under supervision of an adult”, “Store out of reach of children below 3 years”, “Small parts - risk of choking”, “The packaging is not a toy”, “Please keep the packaging for further reference”, “Made in China”, and user’s instructions.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toy expands by 105% - 176%. If a child swallows the toy, or part of it, contact with the saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to expand which may cause asphyxia or gastrointestinal injuries.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 0944/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0944/09Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0944/09Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0944/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0944/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-27 (XML)
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