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Soft toy – Sanrio “Hello Kitty”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 13 Jan 2014In the weekly report of 17 Jan 2014 (week 2, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Soft toy
Brand
Sanrio (14 alerts)
Name
Hello Kitty
Type / model
A41999
Batch
3298061507133
Barcode
3298061507133
Description
The toy comes with a pink bag with decorative motifs in the form of flowers and a Hello Kitty figure. The bag has two white handles tied at the top with a pink ribbon. The 'Hello Kitty' soft toy is white with eyes and whiskers embroidered in brown thread and the nose embroidered in yellow thread. I
Risk
null The product poses a risk of choking because the flower on the head can be easily removed by children, put in the mouth and could block the airways. The product does not comply with the Toys Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 20 Feb 2013
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0054/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0054/14Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0054/14Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0054/14Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0054/14Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0054/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0054/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-002 (XML)
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