Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2011-010
Instant Products · Expanding toysa) Expanding toy "Badespaß auf d
The products pose a risk of injuries because the small capsules can be taken out of the packaging and swallowed by children. As they expand, they can cause fatal occlusion of the digestive system of small children.
- Published
- 11 March 2011
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0208/11
- Model
- a) GTIN (EAN) Nos 0508570011186 and 050857001125 b) GTIN (EAN) Nos 0508570011254 and 050857001115
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 0508570011186 · 050857001125 · 0508570011254
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
Sponges (in figure shapes) pressed into gelatinous capsules, each in a transparent outer package with three holes. According to the packaging, the entire product should be immersed in warm water until the figures have expanded fully (the gelatinous capsules dissolve). It is also stated that the prod