EU Safety Gate · Report-2020-18
Puffer ball with elastic cord
The product can easily release small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them. Also, a child may be strangled when the elastic cord is stretched. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
- Published
- 01 May 2020
- Notifying authority
- Czechia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Retailer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 14/02/2020
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- INFO/00050/20
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Choking, Strangulation
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Octopus-shaped flashing rubber puffer ball with elastic rope and many limbs, which are finished with colored tassels. The toy's body has a plastic hinge and a very elastic cord with end eyelet for fastening the toy to a finger. Inside, there is a fluorescent ball.