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Expanding toys - Magic Grow Reptile and Dinosaur Eggs – Wild World

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 25 Dec 2008In the weekly report of 26 Dec 2008 (week 51, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toys - Magic Grow Reptile and Dinosaur Eggs
Brand
Wild World
Type / model
1. Reptile Egg - EAN Number 5 050837 093619. Item Number 1370936. 2. Dinosaur Egg - EAN Number 5 050837 093527. Item Number 1370935.
Description
The toys are reptile and dinosaur eggs of 5 different kinds that grow when placed in water. 1. Lizard in various colours. Black Reptile with white spots and yellow eyes and green reptile with scaly back and black stripes, 2. Green Dinosaur with scaly back and yellow eyes,3. Crocodile in various colours - green and pink/purple colour,4. Black coloured dinosaur with yellow eyes,5. Yellow chameleon with pink spots. There are twelve toys in a box, which contains warnings: "not suitable for under 3. Do not swallow".
Risk
The products pose a risk of choking due to the fact that after 72 hours in water the toys expand more than 50% in three directions. All animals entirely fit into the small parts cylinder and small components (arms, legs, tails and fins) may be easily detached from the toys. The products do not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor
Notifying country
Ireland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1514/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1514/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1514/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1514/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1514/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-51 (XML)
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