Van der Meulen · KID FUN

The cord attached to the whistle is a fixed loop and has no breakaway feature. This may cause the child to be strangled. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Published: 08 January 2016
Notifying authority: The Netherlands
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 22/09/2015

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/1761/15
Model: 0820013
Batch: 8712051208442 ; batch 33849
Check-digit validated barcodes: 8712051208442

Classification

Category: Toys
Risk type: Strangulation
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

4 different coloured whistles, attached to a long cord and with a smiley face printed on it. The whistles are packed in transparent packaging.