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EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-46

BENZI · Reindeer and Father Christmas - Battery-powered reindeer and Father Christmas

The product poses a choking and a chemical risk because the batteries in the toy can easily be removed. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standards EN 71 and EN 50088.

Published
21 November 2008
Notifying authority
Spain
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): Import rejected by the customs authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
1348/08
Check-digit validated barcodes
8425982009094
Category
Toys
Risk type
Chemical, Choking
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

A battery-operated, plush reindeer carrying a Father Christmas on its back. The batteries, which are not button batteries, are located in the reindeer's underside. The packaging is a cardboard box with indications in English. It carries the symbol indicating that it is not recommended for children under the age of three because it contains small parts, and a CE mark. The importer's details are given, along with the warning that it is not a toy.