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Expanding toys - Colored Growing

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 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toys - Colored Growing
Brand
Unknown
Barcode
4029069285902
Barcodes listed
4029069285902 (official alert record)
Description
A plastic snake, which according to the label is capable of expanding by 600% after immersion in water for 72 hours. Dimension of the package: 13 x 38 cm.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because small components, which entirely fit into the small parts cylinder, can be easily detached. These small parts can expand by more than 50% (measured value: 50.4 190.6 %).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 0964/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0964/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0964/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-35 (XML)
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