{
  "alert_number": "A12/0663/18",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-0663-18",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/313608",
  "safety_gate_published": "2018-05-03",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2018,
    "week": 19,
    "date": "2018-05-11"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Expandable toys",
  "brand_as_notified": "Unknown",
  "brands": [],
  "name": "Growing toys",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "An expandable (600%) toy dinosaur and small, colourful balls packed in a transparent bag. Sold in a plastic and cardboard packaging containing 20 units.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Choking, Injuries",
  "risk": "The dinosaurs and the balls are small parts. Small children may put them in the mouth and choke. Moreover, the dinosaurs and the balls expand 600% in size when in contact with water. If the child puts them in the mouth or swallows them, the contact with saliva or stomach liquids will cause these pieces to expand, which can result in occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 71-1.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "2 Apr 2018"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "2 Apr 2018"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures\nDate of entry into force: 02/04/2018\nType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 02/04/2018",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Greece",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}