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Baby's toy caterpillar – Heimess

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 18 Nov 2010In the weekly report of 19 Nov 2010 (week 46, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Baby's toy caterpillar
Brand
Heimess (10 alerts)
Type / model
Unknown
Description
Toy to be hung up, comprising of several different shaped pieces of wood (some painted) and a bell threaded onto a red plastic string, with a wooden/metal/plastic clip. Total length: approximately 26 cm Weight: 76 g. Function: baby's toy.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because it could get stuck in the mouth of children unable to sit up unaided.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1691/10
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1691/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-46 (XML)
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