EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-7
Eitech GmbH / Elfi Toys / Schommel · Swing - Animal Swing - Giraffe or Dragon
The swing poses a risk of injuries to the heads of children because the impact force from the swing is too high (measured acceleration was 220 g whereas the requirement in EN 71-8 is that it should be less than 50 g). The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 19 February 2010
- Notifying authority
- Denmark
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary stop of sales by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0281/10
- Model
- 701531
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
Product description
Wooden swing for small children. Made of wood with a head looking like an animal: giraffe or dragon. The head is supplied with hand grips. The swing has a strap to secure the child to the seat. The weight of the toy is approximately 2.2 kg.