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Car Carrier — recall A12/0720/17

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · The Netherlands · 2017-06-02 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/0720/17
Date of alert
2017-06-02
Country / jurisdiction
The Netherlands
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Choking
Brand
VIGA
Product category
Toys
Product type
Wooden toy
Reported risk: The wooden barriers that prevent the cars from dropping off the car carrier can easily be removed. A child could put these small parts in the mouth and choke on them. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator to whom the measure were ordered
Importer
Category of measure
Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Date of entry into force
03/04/2017
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/262824

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