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Expandable toys – Artex Trading “Australian Dinosaur - Hatching Eggs”

Serious risk Choking, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 28 Oct 2016In the weekly report of 4 Nov 2016 (week 44, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expandable toys
Brand
Artex Trading
Name
Australian Dinosaur - Hatching Eggs
Type / model
897107
Description
Plastic eggs containing small plastic dinosaurs. The eggs are placed in water and after some time the dinosaurs break out of the egg, having increased in size. Packaging: cardboard box with window.
Risk
null Small parts can be easily torn from the toy dinosaurs and may be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the toy expands, it can also cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage of children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Import rejected at border · from 28 Sep 2016
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1419/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1419/16Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1419/16Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1419/16
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1419/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-044 (XML)
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