EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-21
VISION® · Expanding toys - Grow toys
The product poses a risk of choking because parts of the toy, which fits entirely into the small parts cylinder, can grow in size by more than 50% after being placed in water. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 05 June 2009
- Notifying authority
- Lithuania
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0724/09
- Model
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Expanding toys made from hard, spongy and expanding polymeric material in various forms: 1. Red flat fish, weight: 7.5 g; dimensions of toy approximately: 53 x 21 x 10 mm,2. Yellow flat fish, weight: 7.0 g; dimensions of toy approximately: 21 x 11 x 3 mm,3. Yellow and green flat fish weight: 8.5 g; dimensions of toy approximately: 50 x 26 x 22 mm.A label is marked on one side with the inscriptions: "GROW TOYS", "Do not swallow", "EXPANDS TO OVER 600 % OF ORIGINAL SIZE" and on the other side: "non toxic", "Not recommended for children under 3 years old". "WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 Years", "Made in China".
