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Toy caterpillars – Rainbow Caterpillar

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 3 Nov 2011In the weekly report of 11 Nov 2011 (week 45, 2011)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Toy caterpillars
Brand
Rainbow Caterpillar
Type / model
Unknown
Description
Plastic caterpillars made up of spheres that can be detached from each other and contain luminous balls. Description of the packaging: - a cardboard box bearing the brand name, “Rainbow Caterpillar” and “12 pieces”.
Risk
null The product poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (the luminous balls inside the caterpillar) that are extremely easy to access.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1234/11
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1234/11
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2011-045 (XML)
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