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Puppets – Flingshot - Flying animal – Playmaker Toys

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 15 Oct 2009In the weekly report of 16 Oct 2009 (week 40, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Puppets – Flingshot - Flying animal
Brand
Playmaker Toys
Type / model
8317604550
Description
Soft filled toy with elastic arms to be fired into free flight with acoustic component inside body. Shaped as one of 6 animals: pig, monkey, frog, chicken, duck or cow. The monkey is supplied with a loose cape and mask. The approximate dimension of the flying monkey is 280 mm long and 300 mm from hand to hand. The other flying animals have other similar dimensions.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because the acoustic component in the toy lies loose and could cause a choking hazard. Moreover the cape and the mask of the flying monkey can be detached and fit wholly within the small parts cylinder. This product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales by the importer
Notifying country
Denmark
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1333/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-40 (XML)
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