Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2019-032
Dunecraft · Spider Balls
The ball can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the toy expands, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage of small children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
- Published
- 09 August 2019
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 22/07/2019
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/1178/19
- Batch
- 810017013791
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 810017013791
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking, Injuries
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
Orange plastic packaging containing a bag of green balls that are to be placed in water and after some time more balls break out of the balls, having increased in size.