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Plastic toy “Terrorist Spider”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 25 May 2022In the weekly report of 27 May 2022 (week 21, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy
Name
Terrorist Spider
Type / model
TA119
Barcode
5903268204997
Barcodes listed
5903268204997 (official alert record)
Description
Toy spider (size 64 mm), made of plastic material. There are two holes in the abdomen that contain two caterpillars of approximately 26 mm.
Risk
When the product is placed in water, the expanding material of the caterpillars increases in size by more than 50 percent. A child can put pieces into the mouth. As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory tract and/or intestinal blockage. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the importer · from 29 Mar 2022
  • Warning consumers of the risks · ordered on the importer · from 29 Mar 2022
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00758/22
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00758/22
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-21 (XML)
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