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Expanding toy – sea creatures, "Colored growing" – Hing Fat

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 18 Sep 2008In the weekly report of 19 Sep 2008 (week 37, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toy – sea creatures, "Colored growing"
Brand
Hing Fat
Brand as notified
HING FAT
Type / model
No. 514EAN 7523542005140
Description
8 sea creatures: 1) seahorse – colour: reddish-pinkish, 2) shell – colour: red, pink and yellow, 3) shark – colour: dark and light grey, 4) ray – colour: dark and light violet, 5) shark (spotted) – colour: light grey with dark white spots, 6) crab – colour: orange and grey, 7) starfish – colour: orange and black, 8) seal – colour: light and dark grey. Each toy is packed in a transparent plastic bag. On A cardboard label inside the packaging there is the following information: “CE mark”, the name of the toy, EAN and type, model number, pictogram concerning the age “0-3” restriction and written information. Other warnings are in English only: “not intended for children under 3 years due to small parts”, “do not swallow.”, “dimensions of a toy may extend up to 600%”. There is a user’s manual in English only.
Risk
The products pose a risk of choking because after 72 hours in water the toys expand in different dimensions: 55% - 165%.The products do 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 1023/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1023/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1023/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1023/08Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1023/08Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1023/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1023/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-37 (XML)
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