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Plastic toy “Clockwork Snake”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 24 Aug 2020In the weekly report of 28 Aug 2020 (week 35, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy
Name
Clockwork Snake
Type / model
N0. 786
Barcode
5901353637903
Barcodes listed
5901353637903 (official alert record)
Description
Plastic toy in the shape of a snake consisting of white, individual connected parts, with three wheels and a winding mechanism that allows it to move forward.
Risk
Small parts can easily be detached (the torso, tail and tongue) from the toy and it can break, generating small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 18 Aug 2020
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01185/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01185/20Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01185/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01185/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-35 (XML)
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