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Puffer ball “SOACE BALL”

Serious risk Choking, Damage to hearing, Strangulation

Published by Safety Gate 12 Jul 2023In the weekly report of 14 Jul 2023 (week 28, 2023)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Puffer ball
Name
SOACE BALL
Type / model
0210719J.A-711
Barcode
8920212887119
Barcodes listed
8920212887119 (official alert record)
Description
Soft plastic balls with a diameter of 75 mm and with colourful motifs. The balls have soft protrusions and a flexible elastic cord. The balls contain a whistling and flashing mechanism inside.
Risk
Small part (whistling mechanism) is easily detached from the toy. A child may put it in the mouth and choke. Moreover, the sound pressure level of the toy is too high (measured value: 87.4 dB). This could cause damage to hearing. In addition, the toy can stretch too long. A child could swing the toy around the head and twist it around the neck, causing strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the importer · from 10 May 2023
  • Destruction of the product · ordered on the importer · from 10 May 2023
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01625/23Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01625/23Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01625/23Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01625/23
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01625/23
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2023-28 (XML)
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