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Expanding toys - Tortoise egg growing pet

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 4 Sep 2008In the weekly report of 5 Sep 2008 (week 35, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toys - Tortoise egg growing pet
Brand
Unknown
Barcode
9414760000247
Barcodes listed
9414760000247 (official alert record)
Description
A tortoise hidden in an egg which hatches and grows when immersed into water according to the instructions for use. The dimension of the egg: approx 60x46 mm. Packaging: plastic capsule.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because of small components (leg and the head) which entirely fit into the small parts cylinder and can be easily detached. These small parts can expand by more than 50% (measured value: 69.8 -176.8 %).The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0962/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0962/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0962/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-35 (XML)
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