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Puffer ball with elastic cord

Other types of alerts Choking, Strangulation

Published by Safety Gate 30 Apr 2020In the weekly report of 1 May 2020 (week 18, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Puffer ball with elastic cord
Description
Octopus-shaped flashing rubber puffer ball with elastic rope and many limbs, which are finished with colored tassels. The toy's body has a plastic hinge and a very elastic cord with end eyelet for fastening the toy to a finger. Inside, there is a fluorescent ball.
Risk
The product can easily release small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Also, a child may be strangled when the elastic cord is stretched. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the retailer · from 14 Feb 2020
Notifying country
Czechia
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert INFO/00050/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert INFO/00050/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert INFO/00050/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-18 (XML)
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