Wooden toy - wooden train (50 cm) with slot-in animals
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A wooden train toy set consisting of a locomotive and two carriages with removable animals and accessories has been recalled due to safety hazards. The toy's small play figure (train driver) can fit entirely into a choking hazard test cylinder, posing a choking risk to children. Additionally, the red cord attached to the locomotive for pulling the train is 520 millimeters long with a ball at the end—far exceeding the safe maximum length of 220 millimeters for cords on toys. This long cord can easily catch on the train's wheels and form a loop over 400 millimeters in circumference, which exceeds the safe maximum loop size of 380 millimeters and creates a strangulation hazard if a child pulls the loop over their head.
The recall was ordered by authorities and requires the product to be recalled from consumers and destroyed. The product does not comply with the EU Toys Directive and the European standard EN 71. Consumers who possess this wooden train toy (model VOD N° 630324, a natural wood train with red, green, blue, and yellow varnish) should follow the authorities' directive to return or destroy the product, though the record does not specify detailed instructions for how consumers should proceed with the recall.
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The product poses a risk of:- choking because the play figure (train driver) fits completely into the small parts test cylinder;- suffocation by strangulation as the free length of cords on toys (including handles) which could form loops must not exceed 220 mm. In this case, the cord attached to the locomotive has a handle (red ball). The end of the cord (with the ball) can easily get caught on a wheel, thereby forming a loop. The length of the cord – 520 mm – far exceeds the maximum admissible length of 220 mm. The circumference of the loop which is formed if the ball catches behind one of the front wheels is over 400 mm. However, the length of loops in the cord must not exceed 380 mm otherwise, there is a risk that children could pull the loop over their heads and strangle themselves. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall from consumers and destruction of the product ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown
The wooden train consists of 1 locomotive and 2 carriages. The colour is a combination of natural wood and different-coloured varnishes (red, green, blue, yellow). Locomotive: the roof of the driver's compartment and the driver (play figure) are removable. The open carriage contains 4 removable cubes. Closed carriage: removable roof, slot-in animals (wooden pieces with pictures of animals printed on them) can be slotted through the openings in the side walls of the carriage. Attached to the floor of both carriages is a short piece of red cord from which a skittle-shaped piece of wood hangs. This can be placed in the corresponding opening of the other carriage or locomotive (carriages' couplings). A long red cord with a red wooden ball at the end is attached to the locomotive (for pulling the train). Model: VOD N° 630324. Notifying country: Austria
Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗
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