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Christmas decoration – Homebase “Large Growing Santa”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 23 Jan 2013In the weekly report of 1 Feb 2013 (week 4, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Christmas decoration
Brand
Homebase (8 alerts)
Name
Large Growing Santa
Type / model
081899
Batch
18062012
Description
Child-appealing Christmas decoration: Santa figure which expands in height.
Risk
null The head of the figure is attached to the body with a wooden rod which has a sharp point in the middle of the head. This rod could become exposed, leading to the risk of a puncture wound. The product also has detachable small parts which could pose a choking hazard. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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 A12/0086/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0086/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-004 (XML)
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