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Rattle toy – Wooden Caterpillar

Other risk levels Choking

Published by Safety Gate 12 Sep 2022In the weekly report of 16 Sep 2022 (week 37, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Rattle toy
Brand
Wooden Caterpillar
Description
Wooden rattle toy with jingle-bells resembling a dumbbell, with dimensions of 10 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm, and a mass of 24 g. A groove is milled into the wood, containing three metallic clips with a diameter of approximately 7 mm. The product was sold online, in particular via Etsy.
Risk
The handle of the rattle toy is too long and if a child puts it in the mouth it can block the airways and cause choking. The toy does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · by the manufacturer · from 20 Jun 2022
Online marketplace
Etsy
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Russian Federation
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A11/00107/22
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A11/00107/22
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-37 (XML)
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