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Bath toy CEPEWA GmbH — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02545/26
Summary
An EU safety alert highlights a bath toy from CEPEWA GmbH (model 82592) poses a choking hazard due to a detachable plastic label on the bottom. The product fails to meet EU toy safety standards and directives, increasing the risk of serious harm to young children. Retailers have been instructed to remove the item from the market.
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Product
Bath toy — CEPEWA GmbH
- Brand
- CEPEWA GmbH
- Name / model
- CEPEWA · 82592
- Barcode
- 4032037865822
- Category
- Toys
- Bath toy made of yellow plastic, featuring one outstretched wing and painted blue eyes and a red beak.
What is the risk?
- The toy has a small part (plastic label on the bottom) that can easily detach. Small children may put it in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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