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Expandable toy – Dunecraft “Spider Balls”

Serious risk Choking, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 30 Jul 2019In the weekly report of 9 Aug 2019 (week 32, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expandable toy
Brand
Dune Craft (4 alerts)
Brand as notified
Dunecraft
Name
Spider Balls
Batch
810017013791
Barcode
810017013791
Description
Orange plastic packaging containing a bag of green balls that are to be placed in water and after some time more balls break out of the balls, having increased in size.
Risk
The ball can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage of small children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the importer · from 22 Jul 2019
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1178/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1178/19Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1178/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1178/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-032 (XML)
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