The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards:
Wooden Animal Pull Along Toy - 'Turtle Maze of Small Beads'
Alert number
2012-0242
Product type
Toys - Pull along toy
Product identifiers
'Wooden Wisdom Toys'
eBay item number: 143625552001
Product description
Wooden pull-along toy in the form of a turtle with four spherical wheels, and a wire maze on the shell. Supplied in white and blue cardboard packaging with Chinese and English writing. Product packaging also states 'wooden wisdom toys' and 'turtle maze of small beads'.
Country of origin
China
Counterfeit
No
Risk level
Serious
Risk Type
Choking
Risk description
Multiple small parts are detachable including the beads and head below the minimum prescribed force of 90 N. The beads present a serious risk of choking for children. The product also contained a pull cord with a length of 534 mm, in excess of the maximum permitted length of 300 mm, presenting a risk of suffocation. The cord also contains a sphere at the end which could allow the cord to tangle. The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Measures taken by economic operators
The product has been delisted by the online marketplace. The authority is requiring the recall of the product from end users.
Online marketplace
eBay
Notifier
Office for Product Safety and Standards
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