Official safety alertOther risk levels
EU Safety Gate · Report-2014-030
Albert Heijn · De Hup Holland Hamsters
The product poses a risk of choking because the sticker on the back of the hamster can easily detach and be swallowed by small children causing internal airway obstruction. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
- Published
- 01 August 2014
- Notifying authority
- The Netherlands
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks. Date of entry into force: 26/06/2014
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A11/0069/14
- Model
- Unknown
- Batch
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
23 different types of soft-filled, orange-coloured toy hamsters in orange/white foil packaging. The product is specially made for the World Cup 2014.