Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-27
VACO · Soft toy – "Charlie Caterpillar"
The product poses a risk of choking because one foot of the toy can be detached with a traction force of 78.9 N. Two others can be detached with a traction force of between 78.9 and 90 N. The feet fit entirely within the small parts test cylinder. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 11 July 2008
- Notifying authority
- Belgium
- 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 withdrawal from the market by the distributor.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0727/08
- Model
- VL30, 5420021528195.
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 5420021528195
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Soft toy approx. 30 cm long.