EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-21
VISION ® · Expanding toys - Grow toys
The products pose a risk of choking and injuries because parts of the toy, which fit entirely into the small parts cylinder, can grow in size by more than 50% after being placed in water. If a child swallows parts of this toy, contact with the saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to grow in size, which may cause asphyxia or gastrointestinal injuries.
- Published
- 05 June 2009
- Notifying authority
- Lithuania
- 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): Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. . Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0729/09
- Model
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking, Injuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Expanding toys in the form of: 1. Black whale, weight: 8.8 g, dimensions approx: 49 x 26 x 17 mm, 2. Lilac shark, weight: 9.7 g, dimensions approx: 53 x 26 x 15 mm, 3) Dark green dolphin, weight: 6.2 g, dimensions approx: 58 x 27 x 14 mm. The toys are made from hard spongy and expanding polymeric material. They include a label with inscriptions: “GROWING“ TOYS FRUIT & VEGETABLE“, Do not swallow, EXPAND TO OVER 600 % OF ORIGINAL SIZE, on other side of label is lettering: “Create your world”, non-toxic, not recommended for children under 3 years old. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD- Small parts. Not for children under 3 Years. Made in China