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Plastic toys with soft spikes – Brasil Flag “Caterpillar Puffer Ball”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 4 Apr 2014In the weekly report of 11 Apr 2014 (week 14, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toys with soft spikes
Brand
Brasil Flag
Name
Caterpillar Puffer Ball
Type / model
Ref. n° 897466 and 897465
Batch
Unknown
Description
Soft plastic toys in the form of caterpillars, hedgehogs and balls, containing a round device which emits coloured flashing lights when the toys are dropped on the ground. The products are packaged in cardboard boxes.
Risk
null The toys pose a risk of choking due to the presence of small parts (such as the eyes of the caterpillar, the nose of the hedgehog and parts of the balls) which can be easily detached and swallowed by small children.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Import rejected at border · from 21 Mar 2014
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0523/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0523/14Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0523/14
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0523/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-014 (XML)
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