EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk New Toys
Wooden toy “Hammer case” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02595/26
Summary
A wooden toy sold as a "Hammer case" presents a serious choking risk due to small ball-shaped parts that young children could ingest. This product, which includes a box with colored openings and a mallet for inserting balls into the box, does not meet EU Toy Safety Directive or EN 71-1 standards and has been withdrawn from the market.
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Product
Wooden toy
- Name / model
- Hammer case
- Category
- Toys
- Wooden toy consisting of a box featuring four coloured, circular openings on top, designed to receive coloured (blue, yellow, green, and red) ball-shaped pieces, and a wooden mallet. The toy operates by using the included mallet to drive the ball-shaped pieces into the box. Once inside, the pieces can be retrieved through an opening in the casing and used again.
What is the risk?
- The toy has small parts (small balls). Small children may put them 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: ImporterCategory 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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