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EU Safety GateRecalled 2010-01-08serious risk

Soft toy - Tiere mit Herz, für kleine Hände das Größte ("Animals with heart: the greatest for little hands") (Bauer)

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Soft toy - Tiere mit Herz, für kleine Hände das Größte ("Animals with heart: the greatest for little hands")

  • Brand Bauer

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

This recall involves a soft toy pig manufactured by Bauer that measures approximately 14 cm in length and contains a 30 mm diameter wooden disc sewn onto its neck. When the toy's stomach is pressed, it produces sounds and words in German. The wooden disc can be easily detached at a force of only 44 Newtons, creating a choking hazard for small children. The product fails to meet safety requirements under the European Toys Directive and the EN 71 standard.

The manufacturer has voluntarily taken corrective action to address this hazard. The recall notice does not specify what remedy is available to consumers who have already purchased this product.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because the sewn-on wooden discs, which fit into the small part cylinder, can be easily detached (at a force of only 44 N).The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.

What should I do?

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Details from the source

Soft toy in the form of a (pink) pig with black button eyes and a wooden disc sewn on at the neck. Stuffed with plastic fibre wadding; velcro fastening on the underside, behind which is a white, cuboid, bolted plastic box containing inter alia a pressure switch and a bolted battery compartment for 3 button cells. Pig: length ca. 14 cm; wooden disc: diameter 30 mm, height 45 mm. When the stomach is pressed, the words Ich bin ein Schwein ("I am a pig") and a grunting noise are heard. Model: EAN code: 400 3402 150003 Notifying country: Austria

Source

Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗

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