{
  "alert_number": "1554/08",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/1554-08",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-14599",
  "safety_gate_published": "2009-01-08",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2008,
    "week": 52,
    "date": "2009-01-09"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Children's tricycle",
  "brand_as_notified": "VECON kid",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "VECON Kid",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/veconkid"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": "6900004104060",
  "barcodes": [
    "6900004104060"
  ],
  "description": "Tricycle for children aged 3-5 years, maximum weight 25 kg, with a push-bar and a sunshade. The frame is made of metal; other parts are plastic in blue, yellow and red colours. A dog shaped head is placed on the handlebars, which emits a sound when pushed and is operated by two AA batteries. The tricycle also has a small basket and a long handle to allow an adult to steer.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Choking, Injuries",
  "risk": "The product poses a risk of: - injuries, because the long handle of the tricycle has sharp edges and the battery holder contains a metal wire, - choking, because the lid of the battery holder can be opened without using any instruments. As a result a child could reach the batteries, place them in his mouth and swallowed them. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standards EN 71 and EN 62115.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other\nCategory of measure(s): Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Latvia",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "6900004104060"
    ],
    "batches": [],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}