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Expanding dinosaur egg - Grow toys - Growing Hatching Egg

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 23 Jul 2009In the weekly report of 24 Jul 2009 (week 28, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding dinosaur egg - Grow toys - Growing Hatching Egg
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
Unknown
Description
Toy in the form of an egg. The shell is made of white fragile material. A green dinosaur is hidden inside the egg, which hatches and grows when immersed in water. Dimensions of the egg: approximately 58x46mm. Weight: 29 g. The toy is intended for children over the age of 3 years.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toy expands by more than 50%. 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 products do not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0974/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0974/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0974/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-28 (XML)
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