EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-43
HAPPY HIPPO, HAPPY ELEPHANT · Pull-along toy - Pulling elephant/hippo
The product poses a risk of choking because:- the small hat on the head of the hippo can be easily detached and fits entirely into the small parts cylinder,- the plastic ring can be detached with a force of 10 N and fits entirely into the small parts cylinder; and poses a risk of strangulation because the length of the string for pulling is 600 mm and, together with the plastic ring, enables loops to be created posing a danger of strangulation. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 31 October 2008
- Notifying authority
- Slovakia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1250/08
- Model
- ITEM NO: 3318, on sticker: Art. No. B110851
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking, Strangulation
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Plastic toy in the shape of a hippopotamus on wheels with a textile string to pull and a plastic pole for pushing. Packed in a plastic bag closed with coloured cardboard.