EU Safety Gate · Report-2018-043
Unknown · Expanding toys
The products expand in size by more than 50% when placed in water. If the small balls are put into the mouth by children and swallowed by children, they could expand causing fatal occlusion of the respiratory tract or intestinal blockage. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
- Published
- 26 October 2018
- Notifying authority
- Finland
- 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): Authority warning consumers of the risk. Date of entry into force: 10/09/2018 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Removal of the products from the AliExpress platform. Date of entry into force: 14/09/2018
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/1563/18
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
3 different types of expanding toys sold in bulk in clear plastic bags with no warnings or any other markings. The products are sold online (for example, via AliExpress).