Expanding toy - Grow toys fruit & vegetable
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VISION® Grow Toys Fruit & Vegetable, which include expanding toy versions of maize, red peppers, lettuce, and eggplants, pose a choking and injury hazard. These toys expand by more than 50% in size when placed in water. If a child swallows parts of the toy, contact with saliva or stomach fluids will cause the toy to continue expanding, potentially causing choking or internal injuries. The products do not meet European toy safety standards.
The authorities have ordered a sales ban, market withdrawal, and consumer recall of these products. The record does not specify what affected consumers should do with their toys.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
The products pose a risk of choking and injuries because parts of the toy, which fit entirely into the small parts cylinder, can grow in size by more than 50% after being placed in water. If a child swallows parts of this toy, contact with the saliva or gastric juices will cause the toy to grow in size, which may cause asphyxia or gastrointestinal injuries. 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): Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown
1.Expanding toy maize, weight: 5.8 g, dimensions of toy approximately: 73 x 24 x 5 mm, 2. Two red peppers, weight: 5.0 g, dimensions of toy approximately: 63 x 21 x 6 mm, 3. Lettuce, weight: 8.2 g, dimensions of toy approximately: 57 x 39 x 6 mm, 4. Two eggplants, weight: 7.2 g, dimensions of toy approximately: 62 x 26 x 6 mm. Expanding toys made from hard, spongy and expanding polymeric material. The toy is accompanied by a label with the inscriptions: “GROWTOYS FRUIT & VEGETABLE, Do not swallow, EXPANDS TO OVER 600% OF ORIGINAL SIZE", and on the other side of the label: “Create your world, non-toxic, Not recommended for children under 3 years old. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD- Small parts. Not for children under 3 Years, Made in China". Model: Unknown Notifying country: Lithuania
Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗
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