EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-29
HIT · Soft toy (frog)
The product poses a risk of choking because small parts (eyes) can be easily detached from the toy and put into mouth or swallowed by children. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 25 July 2008
- Notifying authority
- Poland
- 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): Withdrawal from the market by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown. Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0792/08
- Model
- Item n°AB6567/B
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
The toy is a mascot in a shape of a frog of approximately 410 mm long. The toy is made of light green fibres and has eyes made of hard plastic with an 18 mm diameter. The toy was sold without packaging. There were two labels fastened to the toy: one made of a cardboard and one sew-in made of fibres. On the labels there were following information: CE mark, “Unsuitable for children under 3 years old”, name and address of the importer, “Made in China”, pictogram concerning age 0-3 restriction. There is also warning about the necessity of playing with a toy in the way it was intended to and the advice to keep the label for further use.