Decorative figure - Snowman
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This decorative snowman figure is a 36-centimeter cloth doll with a stuffed body, wooden bead legs, and a plastic hat attachment. The product poses a choking hazard because children are likely to treat it as a toy despite being marketed as a decoration. Testing found that the right leg and nose broke under minimal force—33 Newtons and 11 Newtons respectively—when they should have withstood 88 Newtons. These small broken parts could be swallowed by children.
The distributor has voluntarily withdrawn the product from the market. The recall applies to the Snowman with red hat model (EAN 8716201473384). The source does not specify what remedy is available to consumers who have already purchased the product.
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This product poses a risk of choking because even though the product is a decoration, its foreseeable use in a manner not intended means that it needs to be as safe as a stuffed animal intended for children under 3 years because children will think it is a toy. The right leg and the nose broke at an applied force of 33 N and 11 N respectively, and should have been able to withstand 88 N. They are small parts which may be swallowed.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor. Date of entry into force: Unknown
The sample is a cloth doll in the form of a snowman. It consists of a white body in two parts with hanging legs made of threaded wooden beads, and black cloth boots with white laces and red edging. It has a red hat, green scarf and blue jacket. The head consists of a solid sphere. All other body parts are stuffed with soft material. A plastic attachment on the hat makes it easy to hang the toy up. The sample is 36 cm long and weighs 91 g. Model: Snowman with red hat; no type specification; EAN 8716201473384. Notifying country: Germany
Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗
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