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Soft toy “Plush Baby Shark”

Serious risk Chemical, Choking

Published by Safety Gate 30 Apr 2020In the weekly report of 1 May 2020 (week 18, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Soft toy
Name
Plush Baby Shark
Description
Soft toy in the shape of a blue baby shark. The product was sold online, in particular via Amazon.
Risk
The toy's foam filling is easily accessible, while its battery box can be easily opened, generating small parts and leaving button batteries accessible. A small child may put in its mouth the small parts and choke on them, or the button batteries , which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract or choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
Online marketplace
Amazon
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00652/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00652/20Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00652/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00652/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-18 (XML)
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