EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-16
IEPCS · Puffer ball
The product poses a risk of strangulation because it can be stretched considerably, presenting a risk of strangulation if children were to spin the toy above their heads like a lasso. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 23 April 2010
- Notifying authority
- Spain
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Import rejected by the customs authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0671/10
- Model
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Strangulation
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Rubber puffer balls in phosphorescent colours which light up upon impact. Each ball has a face with eyes, a nose and a mouth, attached to an elastic strand with a loop at the end from which it can be hung. The product is sold in a cardboard box marked "Puffer Balls" and "Made in China". The packages contain an assortment of colours.